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побыва́ть

fairly common #2422C1
verbperfective imperfective is быва́ть
  • 1.

    to visit, to have been (in a place), to spend some time (somewhere), to call on (someone)

    Он побыва́л во мно́гих стра́нах.

    He has been to many countries.

    Perfective; often used in the past tense to say one has been to a place at some point.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
побыва́ю
ты-
побыва́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
побыва́ет
мы-
побыва́ем
вы-
побыва́ете
они́-
побыва́ют
Imperative
ты
побыва́й
вы
побыва́йте
Past
masculine
побыва́л
feminine
побыва́ла
neuter
побыва́ло
plural
побыва́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

побыва́вший

having been, who has visited, having spent time

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

побыва́в

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • haunter1781 edited usage info and translation 6 months ago.
  • xenomurph edited usage info 2 years ago.
  • windsorpark edited verb basics 3 years ago.