byť = to be
Affirmative:
- ja som = I am
- ty si = you are (informal one person ‘you’)
- on je = he is
- ona je = she is
- my sme = we are
- vy ste = you are (when referring to multiple people, or formal one person)
- oni sú = they are (groups of males, and mixed groups)
- ony sú = they are (groups of females)
Negative:
- ja nie som = I am not
- ty nie si &c.
- on nie je
- ona nie je
- my nie sme
- vy nie ste
- oni nie sú
- ony nie sú