Chapter
12
2nd Conjugation Verbs
Most of the difficulty involved with Belarusian
verbs comes from the spelling rules, which distort the ending of the
verb. Careful attention to spelling rules predicts and explains
the different variations of this conjugation. Unless otherwise
noted, all verbs here are imperfective. Verbs of this conjugation
are called type 2 verbs.
12.1 The root ends in a vowel
Accent placement of type 2 verbs has no
effect. Some examples of these verbs are стаяць, to stand,
строіць, to prepare, and таіць, to hide.
стаю
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стаім
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строю
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строім
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таю
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тоім
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стаіш
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стаіце
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строіш
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строіце
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тоіш
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тоіце
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стаіць
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стаяць
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строіць
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строяць
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тоіць
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тояць
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12.2 The root ends in a
consonant
These verbs conjugate very similarly to the verbs in
12.1, but there are variations
on the endings, depending on what
consonant the root ends in. Verbs, whose root ends in л or н have
the same endings as the verbs shown above.
помню
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помнім
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помніш
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помніце
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помніць
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помняць
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1st Pers. Sing.
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2nd Pers. Sing.
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валіць
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to
knock down
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валю
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валіш
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гнаць
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to
chase (determinate)
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ганю
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гоніш
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Verbs of this type, whose root ends in б, в,
м, п,
or ф, have a л added between the root and the
ending for the first
person singular.
раблю
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робім
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робіш
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робіце
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робіць
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робяць
|
ставіць
|
to
put
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стаўлю
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ставіш
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карміць
|
to
feed
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кармлю
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корміш
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купіць
|
to
buy (perfective)
|
куплю
|
купіш
|
If the final letters of the root are дз, з,
с, сц,
or ц, they change for the
first person singular as shown below.
An example of these verbs is хадзіць, to walk.
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дз
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->
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дж
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хаджу
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ходзім
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з
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->
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ж
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ходзіш
|
ходзіце
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с
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->
|
ш
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ходзіць
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ходзяць
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сц
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->
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шч
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|
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ц
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->
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ч
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1st Pers. Sing.
|
2nd Pers. Sing.
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вазіць
|
to
transport
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важу
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возіш
|
ляцець
|
to
fly
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лячу
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ляціш
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насіць
|
to
carry
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нашу
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носіш
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песціць
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to
pamper
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пешчу
|
песціш
|
Verbs of this type, whose root ends in an invariably
non-palatized consonant, conjugate like бачыць, to see.
бачу
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бачым
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бачыш
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бачыце
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бачыць
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бачаць
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гаварыць
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to
speak
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гавару
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гаворыш
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служыць
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to
serve
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служу
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служыш
|
рашыць
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to
decide
|
рашу
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рэшыш
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