Meaning

third-person plural indicative of być

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɔw̃/
Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sénti, *sánti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sonti, verb form of *h₁ésti (“to be”). Cognate with German sind and Latin sunt.

Cognate with German
German
sind
New
być

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

Polish

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