14.6 - «Бути» and «бувати»
Throughout these materials the verb бути (to be) has occurred many times.
This also exists in another form, бувати, denoting repeated or occasional action, particularly to frequent (a place), to occur, happen or take place, for example:
| Ви часто тут буваєте? | Do you come here often? |
| Бувають ситуації, які не можна пояснити. | There are some situations you just cannot explain. |
| Тещі бувають різними. | There are all kinds of mothers-in-law. |
| Такого зі мною ще ніколи не бувало. | This has never happened to me before. |
The verb is also used in salutations: Бувай(те) здоров(і) – All the best (compare with the outdated "fare you well", or "farewell").
Бувати has a number of compounds, including:
| забувати | forget |
| збувати | dispose of |
| збуватися | to come true (e.g. of a prophecy or dream) |
| відбувати | undergo, serve (a term, as in the army, prison, etc |
| відбуватися | take place, happen |
| перебувати | be, stay, remain, reside |
| позбуватися | get rid of |
| прибувати | arrive; increase, get bigger |
| здобувати | gain, acquire, obtain |
| побувати | be, stay for a period |
These verbs do not drop the -ва- when conjugated in the present, e.g. забуваю, прибуваємо, etc.