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.

стаю́ таі́м br /> тро́ю тро́ім br /> аю́ то́ім
стаі́ш таі́це<br / br /> тро́іш тро́іце br /> о́іш то́іце
стаі́ць тая́ць<br / br /> тро́іць тро́яць br /> о́іць 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 о́мнім   td>по́мніш о́мніце</td>
по́мніць о́мняць      
  br /> st Pers. Sing. nd Pers. Sing.
валі́ць to knock down*<b алю́ а́ліш
гнаць to chase* (deter аню́ о́ніш

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 о́бім   td>ро́біш о́біце</td>
ро́біць о́бяць      
ста́віць to put* та́ўлю та́віш
кармі́ць to feed* армлю́ о́рміш
купі́ць to buy* (perfect уплю́ у́піш

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.

  br /> br /> з > дж
хаджу́ о́дзім<br / br />   > ж
хо́дзіш о́дзіце<br br />   > ш
хо́дзіць о́дзяць<br br /> ц > шч
  br /> br />   > ч
  br /> st Pers. Sing. nd Pers. Sing.
вазі́ць to transport*<br ажу́ о́зіш
ляце́ць to fly* ячу́ я́ціш
насі́ць to carry* ашу́ о́сіш
пе́сціць to pamper* е́шчу е́сціш

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

ба́чу а́чым   td>ба́чыш а́чыце</td>
ба́чыць а́чаць      
гавары́ць to speak* авару́ аво́рыш
служы́ць to serve* лужу́ лу́жыш
рашы́ць to decide* ашу́ э́шыш
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