No. 512 in Slovak
neboli
"Not to be" or "i.e." (depending on context).
In a sentence
Jan nebol včera v škole.
Jan was not at school yesterday.
In this sentence, "nebol" is the past tense of "byť" (to be) in the negative form for the singular masculine subject.
Jeho pokusy neboli úspešné.
His attempts were not successful.
Here, "neboli" serves as the plural past tense of "byť" in the negative form, indicating the state of multiple subjects.
Športovci neboli pripravení na zápas.
The athletes were not prepared for the match.
In this example, "neboli" functions similarly to the second sentence, describing a state of being for plural subjects in past tense.
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