Talk:бы

BTW, I cannot find any Russian source, where "бы" is noted as aorist of "быть"... :-/

I think that "бы", like English "would", "could" are particles..

бы at slovari.gramota.ru: there it is indicated as "частица" (particle). --Jaroslavleff 07:58, 11 June 2006 (UTC)


 * The English words would and could are verb forms. While Russian бы is now thought of as a particle, it comes from OCS бъіти: (singular aorist), etc. And while it’s now considered a particle, it is a significant element of the Russian system of conjugation, and any student of Russian will expect to find бы treated with verbs. —Stephen 08:13, 11 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Oh, now I've understand it, thanks. If it is for students, I agree. --Jaroslavleff 08:15, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

OCS
You said that you couldn’t find a source about the aorist. I’ve added the conjugation of OCS бъіти that shows it. —Stephen 10:01, 11 June 2006 (UTC)