бе
BulgarianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Slavic *bě.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
бе • (be)
- second-person singular imperfect indicative of съм (sǎm)
- third-person singular imperfect indicative of съм (sǎm)
- second-person singular aorist indicative of съм (sǎm)
- third-person singular aorist indicative of съм (sǎm)
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish به, from Byzantine Greek μρε (mre), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), which is the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós).
Alternative formsEdit
InterjectionEdit
бе • (be)
- (colloquial) placed at the end of a sentence as an impolite intensifier
MacedonianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish به, from Byzantine Greek μρε (mre), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), which is the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian bre, Greek ρε (re), and Turkish bre.
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
бе • (be)
- A particle expressing anger, frustration, or surprise.
- Дојди ваму бе!
- Dojdi vamu be!
- Come here (at once)!
- Што се дереш бе?
- Što se dereš be?
- What (the hell) are you yelling about?
- Како ве надмудрија бе?
- Kako ve nadmudrija be?
- How (on earth) did they outwit you?
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- де (de)
TajikEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
Dari | بی |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | бе (be) |
бе • (be)
TuvanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Turkic *-mi (“interrogative particle”). Cognate to Mongolian бэ (be), Kazakh бе (be), Turkish mi.
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
бе • (be)
- Particle for forming yes-or-no questions.