Verb Conjugations (Present Tense - Imperfective)
Imperfective verbs describe actions that are ongoing, repeated, or not completed. In the present tense, Belarusian verbs have two main conjugation patterns based on their stem and infinitive ending.
First Conjugation: Often verbs with infinitives ending in -аць, -яць, -ваць. Endings: -у/-ю, -еш/-эш, -е/-э, -ем/-эм, -еце/-эце, -уць/-юць.
- Example: чыта́ць (to read) -> Я чыта́ю, Ты чыта́еш, Ён/Яна́/Яно́ чыта́е, Мы чыта́ем, Вы чыта́еце, Яны́ чыта́юць.
Second Conjugation: Often verbs with infinitives ending in -ыць, -іць, -ець, -аць (after certain consonants). Endings: -у/-ю, -ыш/-іш, -ыць/-іць, -ым/-ім, -ыце/-іце, -аць/-яць.
- Example: гавары́ць (to speak) -> Я говару́, Ты го́варыш, Ён/Яна́/Яно́ го́варыць, Мы го́варым, Вы го́варыце, Яны́ го́вараць.