бути

Etymology
From, from. The u in the infinitive and past tense was probably influenced by the future tense. Compare (rare and possibly hypercorrect) 🇨🇬 for the infinitive and 🇨🇬 for the senses.

Verb

 * 1) to be

Usage notes

 * Omitted in the present tense except in the third-person singular "є", which is used occasionally to express possession or definition or for emphasis.
 * To express A=B (to indicate that the subject and object are the same), in the present tense, the verb is omitted and can be used, e.g.:
 * "—" is not used when the subject is a pronoun, e.g.:
 * Omitted in the present tense to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal
 * Omitted in the present tense to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal
 * Omitted in the present tense to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal