West-Slavonic languages

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• Morf/1884

The original suffix for the third person singular [of the verb be] was t; this, however, though preserved in Russian, is lost in the West-Slavonic languages.

The following examples will, it is believed, dearly illustrate the various uses of this case, which is often peculiarly employed in the Slavonic languages:—jechał nocą, ‘ he travelled during the night? jadł łyżką, ‘he ate with a spoon? złapał zająca żywcem, ‘he has caught a hare alive? nazywał mnie przyjacielem, ‘he called me friend'.