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by.

forms the conditional mood; would, would've

2 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

particle/ˈbɘ//bɨ/Middle, Polish[ˈbɘ][ˈbɘ]
  1. forms the conditional mood; would, would've

    On by tam nie poszedł./On nie poszedłby tam.
  2. synonym of przynajmniej

    Dej by złotego.
  3. synonym of choćby

    Nie pódó za niego, by mioł nawet milijón.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *byti Proto-Slavic *by Old Polish by Polish by Inherited from Old Polish by.

conj/ˈbɘ//bɨ/Middle, Polish[ˈbɘ][ˈbɘ]
  1. creates a clause in the subjunctive mood: creates a subordinate clause expressing desire or wish; to, so that, for that, in order to

    Chciałbym, by poszła do domu.
  2. creates a clause in the subjunctive mood: creates an optative clause; if only, had better, let

    Bym zdał ten egzamin.
  3. creates a clause in the subjunctive mood: creates a subordinate clause expressing aim or purpose, one's goal; to, so that, for that, in order to

    Poprzekładam trochę rzeczy, by zrobić miejsce na więcej.
  4. creates a clause in the subjunctive mood: creates a subordinate clause in which one states the possibility of something depends on something else; to, so that, for that, in order to

    Musisz to dokończyć, by zacząć następne.
  5. creates a clause in the subjunctive mood: introduces a subordinate clause relating a following event with a previous one that is not caused by the first event; just to, only to

  6. creates a clause in the subjunctive mood: introduces a subordinate clause expression doubt; if

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *byti Proto-Slavic *by Old Polish by Polish by Inherited from Old Polish by.

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