Будь: был бычу буду

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I like "бычу", by the way. Я бычу, ты бычишь, он бычит, мы бычим, вы бычите, они бычат. The perceived meaning would be somewhere between "бачить" и "быковать" :) — Alexander, Jul 31 '17 at 21:41
@Alexander No need in perceived meaning since word "бычить" actually exists. — Abakan, Aug 01 '17 at 11:48
Жив falls out from the paradigm, it means [is] alive, 'he lives' is actually живёт. — Yellow Sky, Aug 01 '17 at 13:15

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 31 '17 at 19:00

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The verb "быть" in present tense becomes "есть"

Я был, я есть, буду

The verb есть has a limited usage in modern Russian but when used, it can refer to any person or number быть - Wiktionary

answered Jul 31 '17 at 19:00

Vitaly

formally, "есть" is singular and plural is "суть". Though the latter sounds somewhat archaic and used even less frequently than the former. – Arioch Aug 01 '17 at 08:11
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@Arioch Только "они суть". Мы и вы - "есть" (ну или по-церковнославянски: есмы и есте соответственно). – Matt Aug 01 '17 at 12:27
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@Arioch - Суть is an extremely rarely used bookish word. And yes, always with archaic connotations. – Yellow Sky Aug 01 '17 at 13:12
@Matt а "суть" тогда как "по церковно-славянски" - так и остаётся "суть" ? – Arioch Aug 02 '17 at 09:12
@Arioch Да, они/оне суть. – Matt Aug 02 '17 at 11:33
@Arioch Но это только во множественном числе. В двойственном все по-другому. – Matt Aug 02 '17 at 11:48
When talking about archaic forms, we should mention есмь (я есмь) — this is definitely old but still can be seen in books sometimes or heard in speech of some nerds (like myself :)) or people related to the orthodox church. – Andre Polykanine Aug 09 '17 at 13:09

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