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 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 стая́ць,
to stand,
стро́іць,
to prepare, and
таі́ць,
to hide.
стаю́ |
стаі́м |
стро́ю |
стро́ім |
таю́ |
то́ім |
стаі́ш |
стаі́це |
стро́іш |
стро́іце |
то́іш |
то́іце |
стаі́ць |
стая́ць |
стро́іць |
стро́яць |
то́іць |
то́яць |
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.
по́мню |
по́мнім |
по́мніш |
по́мніце |
по́мніць |
по́мняць |
| Infin. |
Meaning |
1st Pers. Sing. |
2nd Pers. Sing. |
валі́ць |
to knock down |
валю́ |
ва́ліш |
гнаць |
to chase (determinate) |
ганю́ |
го́ніш |
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.
раблю́ |
ро́бім |
ро́біш |
ро́біце |
ро́біць |
ро́бяць |
ста́віць |
to put* |
ста́ўлю |
ста́віш |
кармі́ць |
to feed* |
кармлю́ |
ко́рміш |
купі́ць |
to buy (perfective) |
куплю́ |
ку́піш |
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
хадзі́ць,
to walk.
дз |
→ |
дж |
з |
→ |
ж |
с |
→ |
ш |
сц |
→ |
шч |
ц |
→ |
ч |
хаджу́ |
хо́дзім |
хо́дзіш |
хо́дзіце |
хо́дзіць |
хо́дзяць |
| Infin. |
Meaning |
1st Pers. Sing. |
2nd Pers. Sing. |
вазі́ць |
to transport |
важу́ |
во́зіш |
ляце́ць |
to fly* |
лячу́ |
ля́ціш |
насі́ць |
to carry |
нашу́ |
но́сіш |
пе́сціць |
to pamper* |
пе́шчу |
пе́сціш |
Verbs of this type, whose root ends in an invariably non-palatized
consonant, conjugate like
ба́чыць,
to see.
ба́чу |
ба́чым |
ба́чыш |
ба́чыце |
ба́чыць |
ба́чаць |
гавары́ць |
to speak* |
гавару́ |
гаво́рыш |
служы́ць |
to serve* |
служу́ |
слу́жыш |
рашы́ць |
to decide |
рашу́ |
рэ́шыш |