buď
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buc/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uc
Etymology 1
The conjunction comes from the imperative buď, which formed from budu (“I will be”),[1] from Proto-Slavic *bǫdǫ (“I will become, I will be”), which was a future tense of *byti (“to be”).[2]
Usage notes
- Used in the pair buď-nebo ("either-or").
- Never used in questions, for example:
- Pojedu buď vlakem nebo autobusem.
- I'll go either by train or by bus.
- Pojedu vlakem nebo autobusem.
- I'll go by train or by bus.
- Pojedou vlakem nebo autobusem?
- Will they go by train or by bus?
Etymology 2
References
- "buď(to)" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 103.
- "budu" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 103.
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