байх

From Proto-Mongolic *bayi-qu (“to stay, to be at”), compare Buryat байха (bajxa).

• IPA^(key): /pæːχ/, [pæ̝ːχ]

байх • (bajx)

1. to be, have, appear, exist, keep, hold
2. to reside, live, dwell, stay, remain, repose, rest, underlie
3. to attend
4. to consist, get, happen, conclude
5. to move, go
6. to hug
7. to ride, sit

3=ж

Like verbs meaning "to be" in many languages, this verb is irregular. The habitual participle forms also include irregular байн (bajn). Negative forms:

• Present: байхгүй (bajxgüj)
• Present habitual: байдаггүй (bajdaggüj)
• Past: байгаагүй (bajgaagüj)
• байлгүй (bajlgüj)

Other forms:

• Conditional: байвал (bajval, “if (it) be”)
• Concessive: байвч (bajvč, “though (it) be”)
• байгаа (bajgaa, “is”)
• байгаад (bajgaad, “having been”)
• байгаарай (bajgaaraj, “please be”)
• байгаасай (bajgaasaj, “wish (it) would be; would that (it) could be”)
• байгаач (bajgaač, “beǃ”)
• Benedictive: байгтун (bajgtun, “please (be so kind as to) be”)
• Causative: байгуулах (bajguulax, “to cause to be; to form, found”)
• байгуузай (bajguuzaj, “in case (it) be; may be”)
• Causative: байлгах (bajlgax, “to cause to be; to keep, hold”)
• Adversative: байлдах (bajldax, “to be together; to fight”)
• байлтай (bajltaj, “should be; will probably be”)
• Communal: байлцах (bajlcax, “to be (together); to help to be”)
• Desiderative: баймаар (bajmaar, “want to be”)
• байнгуут (bajnguut, “as soon as being”)
• байсаар (bajsaar, “since being; still being”)
• Terminative: байтал (bajtal, “until being; when sb. was (expressing surprise)”)
• байтугай (bajtugaj, “let it be”)
• байх вий (bajx vii, “in case (it) be; may be”)
• байхад (bajxad, “when being; while being”)
• байхлаар (bajxlaar, “when being”)
• Collective: байцгаах (bajcgaax, “to be (collectively)”)