11. 1st 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 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 аё́м   td>дае́ш аяце́</td>
дае́ аю́ць      
  br /> st Pers. Sing. nd Pers. Sing.
жава́ць o chew ую́ уе́ш
пець o sing яю́ яе́ш

This group also incudes verbs whose stem ends in ь or the apostrophe. an example of these is біць, to hit.

бю ‘ём   td>беш яце́</td
бе юць      
ліць o pour ью ьеш
піць o drink ю еш

11.2 The root ends in a vowel and the root is accented

Verbs of this type conjugate like чака́ць, to wait.

чака́ю ака́ем   td>чака́еш ака́еце</td>
чака́е ака́юць      
гада́ць to guess* ада́ю ада́еш
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 ывё́м   td>жыве́ш ывяце́</td>
жыве́ ыву́ць      
  br /> st Pers. Sing. nd Pers. Sing.
зваць to call* аву́ аве́ш
гры́зці to gnaw* рызу́ рызе́ш

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 ладзё́м   td>кладзе́ш ладзяце́</td
кладзе́ ладу́ць      
ісці́ to go* ду́ дзе́ш
цвісці́ to bloom* віту́ віце́ш

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 ячо́м   td>пячэ́ш яцаце́</td>
пячэ́ яку́ць      
сячы́ to cut up* яку́ ячэ́ш
берагчы́ to safeguard*<br / ерагу́ еражэ́ш

Verbs of this type, whose root ends in an invariable non-palatized consonant conjugate like бра́ць, to take.

бяру́ яро́м   td>бярэ́ш ераце́</td>
бярэ́ яру́ць      
пе́рці to make one’s ру рэш
це́рці to rub* ру рэш

11.4 The root ends in a consonant and the root is accented

Verbs like these conjugate like цягну́ць, to pull.

цягну́ я́гнем   td>ця́гнеш я́гнеце</td>
ця́гне я́гнуць      
  br /> st Pers. Sing. nd Pers. Sing.
прыня́ць to accept* рыму́ ры́меш
узя́ць to take* азму́ о́змеш

Verbs of this type, whose root ends in д, conjugate like быць, to be.

бу́ду у́дзем   td>бу́дзеш у́дзеце</td
бу́дзе у́дуць      
е́хаць to go* [by vehi ́ду ́дзеш
кра́сці to steal* ра́ду ра́дзеш

Verbs of this type, whose root ends in г, conjugate like магчы́, to be able.

магу́ о́жам   td>мо́жаш о́жаце</td>
мо́жа о́гуць      
ле́гчы to lie down*<br ягу́ я́жаш

Verbs of this type, whose root ends in an invariably non-palatized consonant, conjugate like рэ́заць, to cut.

рэ́жу э́жам   td>рэ́жаш э́жаце</td>
рэ́жа э́жуць      
каза́ць to say* ажу́ а́жаш
пла́каць to cry* ла́чу ла́чаш
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