The Verb "być" (to be) in Polish
czasownik być
The auxiliary and linking verb "być", essential for sentence structure in Polish.
The verb "być" (to be) is the most critical irregular verb in Polish. In the present tense, its forms are: jestem (I am), jesteś (you are), jest (he/she/it is), jesteśmy (we are), jesteście (you are), są (they are). In the past tense, it conjugates with gender-specific endings (byłem, byłam, był, była, było, byliśmy, byłyśmy, etc.). In the future tense, it acts as an auxiliary verb to form the future compound tense (będę, będziesz, będzie, będziemy, będziecie, będą).
Examples
Jestem zadowolony z pracy. (Masc)
I am satisfied with the work.
Gdzie byliście wczoraj?
Where were you yesterday? (Plural)
Jutro będę bardzo zajęty.
Tomorrow I will be very busy.
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