by.
forms the conditional mood; would, would've
Meaning & usage
forms the conditional mood; would, would've
On by tam nie poszedł./On nie poszedłby tam.
synonym of przynajmniej
Dej by złotego.
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.
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.
creates a clause in the subjunctive mood: creates an optative clause; if only, had better, let
Bym zdał ten egzamin.
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.
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.
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
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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