IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
biti m (genitive singular bita, nominative plural bitar)
- piece syn.
- mouthful, a morsel
- snack, bite, small meal
- Viltu fá þér bita?
- Wanna have a bite?
- Viltu fá þér bita?
- crossbeam
- (computing) bit, binary digit
DeclensionEdit
declension of biti
Derived termsEdit
computing: bit
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Related termsEdit
SynonymsEdit
LatvianEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bȉti impf, pf (Cyrillic spelling би̏ти)
- (intransitive, copulative) to be
- nebo je plavo ― the sky is blue
- (intransitive) to exist
- kod nas nije kiše ― it is not raining where we are
- (intransitive) to be, appear
- gd(j)e je dima, tu je i vatre ― where there's smoke, there's fire
- (intransitive, interrogatively) forming a question
- jesi li tu? ― are you there?
- (intransitive) to be worth
- pet jabuka je dva eura ― five apples cost two euros
- (intransitive, impersonally, in the future tense) it will happen
- bit će rata ― a war is coming
- (intransitive) to be located
- banana je na stolu ― a banana is on the table
- (intransitive) to express time
- tri su sata ― it is three o'clock
- (intransitive) to express age
- tek joj je šesnaest godina ― she is only sixteen
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of biti
| Infinitive: biti | Present verbal adverb: bȕdūći | Past verbal adverb: bȋvši | Verbal noun: - | ||||
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Verbal forms | ja |
ti |
on / ona / ono |
mi |
vi |
oni / one / ona |
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| Present |
jesam / sam / budem | jesi / si / budeš | jest(e) / je / bude | jesmo / smo / budemo | jeste / ste / budete | jesu / su / budu | |
| Future |
Future I |
bit ću1 biću |
bit ćeš1 bićeš |
bit će1 biće |
bit ćemo1 bićemo |
bit ćete1 bićete |
bit će1 biće |
| Future II |
budem bio2 | budeš bio2 | bude bio2 | budemo bili2 | budete bili2 | budu bili2 | |
| Past |
Perfect |
bio2 sam | bio2 si | bio2 je | bili2 smo | bili2 ste | bili2 su |
| Pluperfect |
bio sam bio2 | bio si bio2 | bio je bio2 | bili smo bili2 | bili ste bili2 | bili su bili2 | |
| Aorist |
bih | bi | bi | bismo | biste | biše | |
| Imperfect |
bijah / bjeh bejah / beh |
bijaše / bješe bejaše / beše |
bijaše / bješe bejaše / beše |
bijasmo / bjesmo bejasmo / besmo |
bijaste / bjeste bejaste / beste |
bijahu / bjehu bejahu / behu |
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| Conditional I |
bio2 bih | bio2 bi | bio2 bi | bili2 bismo | bili2 biste | bili2 bi | |
| Conditional II |
bio bih bio2 | bio bi bio2 | bio bi bio2 | bili bismo bili2 | bili biste bili2 | bili bi bili2 | |
| Imperative |
- | budi | - | budimo | budite | - | |
| Active past participle |
bio m / bila f / bilo n | bili m / bile f / bila n | |||||
| 1 Standard Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic. 2 For the masculine; agent of feminine or neuter gender would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and the auxiliary verb, respectively. |
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Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Slavic *biti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bȉti impf (Cyrillic spelling би̏ти)
- (transitive) to beat, hit, strike
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of biti
| Infinitive: biti | Present verbal adverb: bȉjūći | Past verbal adverb: - | Verbal noun: bìjēnje | ||||
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Verbal forms | ja |
ti |
on / ona / ono |
mi |
vi |
oni / one / ona |
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| Present |
bijem | biješ | bije | bijemo | bijete | biju | |
| Future |
Future I |
bit ću1 biću |
bit ćeš1 bićeš |
bit će1 biće |
bit ćemo1 bićemo |
bit ćete1 bićete |
bit će1 biće |
| Future II |
budem bio2 | budeš bio2 | bude bio2 | budemo bili2 | budete bili2 | budu bili2 | |
| Past |
Perfect |
bio2 sam | bio2 si | bio2 je | bili2 smo | bili2 ste | bili2 su |
| Pluperfect |
bio sam bio2 | bio si bio2 | bio je bio2 | bili smo bili2 | bili ste bili2 | bili su bili2 | |
| Imperfect |
bijah | bijaše | bijaše | bijasmo | bijaste | bijahu | |
| Conditional I |
bio2 bih | bio2 bi | bio2 bi | bili2 bismo | bili2 biste | bili2 bi | |
| Conditional II |
bio bih bio2 | bio bi bio2 | bio bi bio2 | bili bismo bili2 | bili biste bili2 | bili bi bili2 | |
| Imperative |
- | bij | - | bijmo | bijte | - | |
| Active past participle |
bio m / bila f / bilo n | bili m / bile f / bila n | |||||
| Passive past participle |
bijen m / bijena f / bijeno n | bijeni m / bijene f / bijena n | |||||
| 1 Standard Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic. 2 For the masculine; agent of feminine or neuter gender would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and the auxiliary verb, respectively. |
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Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
SynonymsEdit
SloveneEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bíti impf (first-person singular present sèm, past active participle bíl)
- to be
- On je moj prijatelj.
- He is my friend.
- On je moj prijatelj.
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of bíti (athematic, irregular)
| infinitive | bíti | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| supine | bít | ||
| verbal noun | bítje | ||
| participles | adjectival | adverbial | |
| future active | bodóči | — | |
| past active | bíl | bívši | |
| past passive | — | — | |
| present indicative | future indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | sèm | bóm | — |
| 2nd singular | sì | bóš | bódi |
| 3rd singular | jè | bó | — |
| 1st dual | svà | bóva | bódiva, bodíva |
| 2nd dual | stà | bósta | bódita, bodíta |
| 3rd dual | stà | bósta | — |
| 1st plural | smò | bómo | bódimo, bodímo |
| 2nd plural | stè | bóste | bódite, bodíte |
| 3rd plural | sò | bódo, bójo | — |
| Compound tenses (see bíl for all forms) | |||
| past indic. | sem bíl | ||
| present cond. | bi bíl | ||
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Slavic *biti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bíti impf (first-person singular present bíjem, past active participle bìl)
- to beat
- Bijem ga v obraz.
- I am beating his face.
- Bijem ga v obraz.
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of bíti
| infinitive | bíti | |
|---|---|---|
| supine | bít, bìt | |
| verbal noun | bítje | |
| participles | adjectival | adverbial |
| present active | bijóč | — |
| past active | bìl | — |
| past passive | bít | — |
| present indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | bíjem | — |
| 2nd singular | bíješ | bíj |
| 3rd singular | bíje | — |
| 1st dual | bíjeva | bíjva |
| 2nd dual | bíjeta | bíjta |
| 3rd dual | bíjeta | — |
| 1st plural | bíjemo | bíjmo |
| 2nd plural | bíjete | bíjte |
| 3rd plural | bíjejo | — |
| Compound tenses (see bìl for all forms) | ||
| past indic. | sem bìl | |
| pluperfect indic. | sem bil bìl | |
| future indic. | bom bìl | |
| present cond. | bi bìl | |
| past cond. | bi bil bìl | |