buvo

Buvo is the past tense form of the Lithuanian verb būti, meaning "to be." It translates as "was" or "were" depending on the subject of the sentence. In Lithuanian, būvo is the third-person past tense form and is used with singular or plural third-person subjects. Other past forms of būti include buvau (I was), buvai (you were), buvome (we were), and buvote (you were).

Usage examples are common in everyday and literary language. For instance, "Jis buvo namuose" means "He was at home," and "Buvo daug žmonių" means "There were many people." Buvo is frequently employed in narrative to recount events, describe conditions in the past, or report statements that occurred previously. It can appear in both direct statements and reported speech.

Etymology and related forms: būti is a core Baltic verb, with būvo functioning as its standard past tense form. The Lithuanian verb is cognate with Latvian būt; both trace to a common Proto-Baltic root for "to be." As a fundamental verb, būti and its past tense būvo are among the most frequently used elements in Lithuanian grammar, appearing across tenses and moods in daily language.