Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

See би́вам (bívam).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbivɐ]
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Verb edit

би́ва (bíva) third-singular present indicativeimpf (impersonal)

  1. (impersonal) it is (habitually), it happens, it occurs, (in the past) it used to be
  2. (impersonal) it ought to be, it should be (in a negative polarity context, e.g. when negated or in a question)
    Не би́ва така́!
    Ne bíva taká!
    It shouldn't be like that!
  3. (impersonal) one is good [+direct object pronoun of the person or thing who is good]
    Не го би́ва за ни́що.
    Ne go bíva za níšto.
    He's not good for anything.

Conjugation edit

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese 琵琶 (びわ, biwa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

би́ва (bívaf inan (indeclinable)

  1. biwa (lute)