był

Meaning

third-person singular masculine past of być

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɨw/

New

być

to be indicates sameness or membership in a class
to be auxilary verb used for predication
in future tense, forms future tense of imperfective verbs
in past tense, forms pluperfect tense
to be indicates location, there be

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Sentences

Był już wieczór
🌆

.

It was already evening.

Obraz był skończony .

The painting was finished.

" Zresztą sen
😴

mój , co prawda , był sobie wcale zabawny !"

"Besides, my dream was not funny at all!"

Na szczęście zabieg nie był mi obcy .

Fortunately, the procedure was no stranger to me.

Był w

rozpaczy i

zdawało mu się , że spadnie na ziemię .

He was in despair and it seemed to him that he would fall to the ground.

Był w

domu i

nie wyjeżdżał wczoraj do żadnego chorego .

He was at home and did not go to any sick person yesterday.

On
👨

też był pierwszym i

ostatnim rektorem Uniwersytetu.

He was also the first and last rector of the University.

" Był podobny do nauczyciela , strofującego chłopców ."

“He was like a teacher rebuking boys.”

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