Most of the difficulty involved with Belarusan 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
conjugation. Verbs of the 1st conjugation are called type 1 verbs.
Unless otherwise noted, all verbs here are imperfective.
11.1 The root ends in a vowel and the ending is accented
In general, type 1 verbs conjugate like
дава́ць,
to give.
даю́ |
даё́м |
дае́ш |
даяце́ |
дае́ |
даю́ць |
| Infin. |
Meaning |
1st Pers. Sing. |
2nd Pers. Sing. |
жава́ць |
to chew |
жую́ |
жуе́ш |
пець |
to sing |
пяю́ |
пяе́ш |
This group also incudes verbs whose stem ends in ь or the apostrophe. an example
of these is біць, to hit.
б'ю |
б'ём |
б'еш |
б'яце́ |
б'е |
б'юць |
ліць |
to pour |
лью |
льеш |
піць |
to drink |
п'ю |
п'еш |
11.2 The root ends in a vowel and the root is accented
Verbs of this type conjugate like
чака́ць,
to wait.
чака́ю |
чака́ем |
чака́еш |
чака́еце |
чака́е |
чака́юць |
гада́ць |
to guess* |
гада́ю |
гада́еш |
шыць |
to sew* |
ы́ю |
ы́еш |
11.3 The root ends in a consonant and the ending is accented
Most verbs of this type conjugate like жыць,
to live.
жыву́ |
жывё́м |
жыве́ш |
жывяце́ |
жыве́ |
жыву́ць |
| Infin. |
Meaning |
1st Pers. Sing. |
2nd Pers. Sing. |
зваць |
to call* |
заву́ |
заве́ш |
гры́зці |
to gnaw* |
грызу́ |
грызе́ш |
For verbs of this type, whose root ends in д or т for the first person singularn nd thirr дз or
ц for the other persons. They
conjugate like кла́сці,
*to put.
кладу́ |
кладзё́м |
кладзе́ш |
кладзяце́ |
кладзе́ |
кладу́ць |
ісці́ |
to go |
іду́ |
ідзе́ш |
цвісці́ |
to bloom* |
цвіту́ |
цвіце́ш |
For verbs of this type, whose root ends in г or к for the first person singularn nd thir ж or
ч for the other persons. They
conjugate like пячы́,
*to bake.
пяку́ |
пячо́м |
пячэ́ш |
пячаце́ |
пячэ́ |
пяку́ць |
сячы́ |
to cut up |
сяку́ |
сячэ́ш |
берагчы́ |
to safeguard |
берагу́ |
беражэ́ш |
Verbs of this type, whose root ends in an invariable non-palatized
consonant conjugate like
бра́ць,
to take.
бяру́ |
бяро́м |
бярэ́ш |
бераце́ |
бярэ́ |
бяру́ць |
пе́рці |
to make one’s way |
пру |
прэш |
це́рці |
to rub |
тру |
трэш |
11.4 The root ends in a consonant and the root is accented
Verbs like these conjugate like
цягну́ць,
to pull.
цягну́ |
ця́гнем |
ця́гнеш |
ця́гнеце |
ця́гне |
ця́гнуць |
| Infin. |
Meaning |
1st Pers. Sing. |
2nd Pers. Sing. |
прыня́ць |
to accept* |
прыму́ |
пры́меш |
узя́ць |
to take* |
вазму́ |
во́змеш |
Verbs of this type, whose root ends in д, conjugate like быць,
to be.
бу́ду |
бу́дзем |
бу́дзеш |
бу́дзеце |
бу́дзе |
бу́дуць |
е́хаць |
to go [by vehicle] |
е́ду |
е́дзеш |
кра́сці |
to steal* |
кра́ду |
кра́дзеш |
Verbs of this type, whose root ends in г, conjugate like
магчы́,
to be able.
магу́ |
мо́жам |
мо́жаш |
мо́жаце |
мо́жа |
мо́гуць |
ле́гчы |
to lie down |
лягу́ |
ля́жаш |
Verbs of this type, whose root ends in an invariably non-palatized
consonant, conjugate like
рэ́заць,
to cut.
рэ́жу |
рэ́жам |
рэ́жаш |
рэ́жаце |
рэ́жа |
рэ́жуць |
каза́ць |
to say |
кажу́ |
ка́жаш |
пла́каць |
to cry |
пла́чу |
пла́чаш |