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бы

бы

Meaning of бы

показывает вежливость, условность или действие в будущем с точки зрения прошлого

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RU[bɨ]
would
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бы with Russian translation

бы usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

Would you like some tea?

Вы бы хотели чай?

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

I would help if I had time.

Я бы помог, если бы у меня было время.

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бы belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

быwould
мочьcan
бытьwill
долженought
мочьcould
долженshould
долженmust

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Related words worth learning together

хотел бы
Polite expression of desire; often corresponds to would like.
мог бы
Expresses possibility, a polite offer, or ability in conditional form.
б
Colloquial shortened form of the particle бы, usually after a vowel or in poetry/speech.
казалось бы
Introduces assumption or apparent obviousness; close to it would seem.
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Х
🇷🇺ru
хотел бы

Polite expression of desire; often corresponds to would like.

A2Very Often
М
🇷🇺ru
мог бы

Expresses possibility, a polite offer, or ability in conditional form.

A2Very Often
Б
🇷🇺ru
б

Colloquial shortened form of the particle бы, usually after a vowel or in poetry/speech.

A2Rarely
К
🇷🇺ru
казалось бы

Introduces assumption or apparent obviousness; close to it would seem.

A2Often

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бы значение: what does it mean?

показывает вежливость, условность или действие в будущем с точки зрения прошлого

бы произношение: how do you pronounce it?

бы is pronounced as [bɨ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

бы определение и примеры предложений: how is it used in a sentence?

Would you like some tea? Translation: Вы бы хотели чай?

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