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 стая́ць, to stand, стро́іць, to prepare, and таі́ць, to hide.

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.

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.

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.

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