to be, exist
→
to want
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Croatian | |
| lexeme | biti | |
| meaning 1 | to be, exist | kod nas nije snijega there is no snow here |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to want | Ja sam za piće; Jeste li za piće? I want to have a drink; How about a drink? |
| reference | HJP | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Serbian | |
| lexeme | бити (biti) | |
| meaning 1 | to be, exist | Данас јесмо, сутра нисмо. Today we exist, tomorrow we will not. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to want | Јеси ли за кафу? Цело село је за то да се направи пут. Није ми до разговора. Do you want coffee? The whole village wants to build a road. I don't want to talk. |
| reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 89 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Slovak | |
| lexeme | byt' | |
| meaning 1 | to be, exist | sú takí ľudia there are people like that |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to want | budeš čaj? Do you want some tea? |
| reference | Словацко-русский словарь 1976: 39-40 | |
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