by
/[ˈbɪ]/
Czechparticle
Grammatical form
by is the third-person singular/plural conditional form of být; would.
Definitions
- 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.
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech by, from Proto-Slavic *by.