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by

/[ˈbɪ]/
Czechparticle

Grammatical form

by is the third-person singular/plural conditional form of být; would.

Definitions

  1. 1.
    informal; would
    • Byl by tam šel, kdyby mě byli pozvali.

      I would have gone there if they had invited me.

    • My by tam šli, kdyby nás byli pozvali.

      We would have gone there if they had invited us.

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech by, from Proto-Slavic *by.

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