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бия

/[ˈbijɐ]/
Bulgarianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to beat, to thrash (to hit repeatedly)
    • В сиропиталището децата са били редовно бити.

      V siropitališteto decata sa bili redovno biti.At the orphanage the children were regularly beaten.

    • Дъждът биеше по прозорците.

      Dǎždǎt bieše po prozorcite.The rain was beating against the windows.

  2. 2.
    to shoot (to hunt and kill animals)
  3. 3.
    to fire, to shell (to shoot at)
  4. 4.
    to beat, to ring, to throb (to strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm)
    • бия барабани

      bija barabanito beat drums

    • Сърцето му все още бие.

      Sǎrceto mu vse ošte bie.His heart is still beating.

    • Църковните камбани биха на Коледа.

      Cǎrkovnite kambani biha na Koleda.The church bells rang at Christmas.

  5. 5.
    to whip, to whisk, to churn (to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion)
    • бия белтъци

      bija beltǎcito whisk egg whites

    • бия мляко, за да направя масло

      bija mljako, za da napravja masloto churn milk in order to make butter

  6. 6.
    to strike (to hit or kick a ball)
    • бия наказателен удар

      bija nakazatelen udarto perform a penalty kick

  7. 7.
    to beat, to win (to defeat somebody)
    • Той ме би на шах.

      Toj me bi na šah.He beat me at chess.

    • Ян с лекота би Джон на тенис.

      Jan s lekota bi Džon na tenis.Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis.

  8. 8.
    to try to say something in an indirect way
    • Не разбирам на къде биеш.

      Ne razbiram na kǎde bieš.I don't know what you're driving at.

  9. 9.
    to have a particular tint
    • нещо бие на синьо

      nešto bie na sinjosomething has a bluish tint

  10. 10.
    to shine very brightly and unpleasantly, blindingly
    • Лампата бие в очите ми.

      Lampata bie v očite mi.The lamp is shining in my eyes [blinding me].

  11. 11.
    to fight
    • Бия се ден и нощ с хакери.

      Bija se den i nošt s hakeri.I fight day and night against hackers.

    • Лъвът се би два дена срещу тигъра и най-сетне спечели.

      Lǎvǎt se bi dva dena sreštu tigǎra i naj-setne spečeli.The lion fought for two days against the tiger and finally won.

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic бити (biti), from Proto-Slavic *biti.

Forms

  • би́я first-singular present indicative orcanonical • imperfective
  • bíjaromanization
  • би́ещactive • indefinite • masculine • participle • present
  • билactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • би́елactive • imperfect • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • битindefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейкиadverbial • indefinite • masculine • participle
  • би́ещиятactive • definite • masculine • participle • present • subjective
  • би́лиятactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • би́тиятdefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past • subjective
  • би́ейкиadverbial • definite • masculine • participle • subjective
  • би́ещияactive • definite • masculine • objective • participle • present
  • би́лияactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • би́тияdefinite • masculine • objective • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейкиadverbial • definite • masculine • objective • participle
  • би́ещаactive • feminine • indefinite • participle • present
  • би́лаactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • би́елаactive • feminine • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past
  • би́таfeminine • indefinite • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейкиadverbial • feminine • indefinite • participle
  • би́ещатаactive • definite • feminine • participle • present
  • би́латаactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • -active • definite • feminine • imperfect • participle • past
  • би́татаdefinite • feminine • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейкиadverbial • definite • feminine • participle
  • би́ещоactive • indefinite • neuter • participle • present
  • би́лоactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • би́елоactive • imperfect • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • би́тоindefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • би́енеindefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • би́ейкиadverbial • indefinite • neuter • participle
  • би́ещотоactive • definite • neuter • participle • present
  • би́лотоactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • neuter • participle • past
  • би́тотоdefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • би́енетоdefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • би́ейкиadverbial • definite • neuter • participle
  • би́ещиactive • indefinite • participle • plural • present
  • би́лиactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • би́елиactive • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • би́тиindefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • би́енияindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • би́енетаindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • би́ейкиadverbial • indefinite • participle • plural
  • би́ещитеactive • definite • participle • plural • present
  • би́литеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • -active • definite • imperfect • participle • past • plural
  • би́титеdefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • би́ениятаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • би́енетатаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • би́ейкиadverbial • definite • participle • plural
  • би́яfirst-person • indicative • present • singular
  • би́ешindicative • present • second-person • singular
  • би́еindicative • present • singular • third-person
  • би́емfirst-person • indicative • plural • present
  • би́етеindicative • plural • present • second-person
  • би́ятindicative • plural • present • third-person
  • би́ехfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • singular
  • би́ешеimperfect • indicative • second-person • singular
  • би́ешеimperfect • indicative • singular • third-person
  • би́ехмеfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • plural
  • би́ехтеimperfect • indicative • plural • second-person
  • би́ехаimperfect • indicative • plural • third-person
  • бихaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • биaorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • биaorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • би́хмеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • би́хтеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • би́хаaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • nonedubitative • past • perfect • present
  • бийimperative • second-person • singular
  • би́йтеimperative • plural • second-person
  • би́ещ сеactive • indefinite • masculine • participle • present
  • би́л сеactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • би́ел сеactive • imperfect • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • -indefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейки сеadverbial • indefinite • masculine • participle
  • би́ещият сеactive • definite • masculine • participle • present • subjective
  • би́лият сеactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • -definite • masculine • participle • passive • past • subjective
  • би́ейки сеadverbial • definite • masculine • participle • subjective
  • би́ещия сеactive • definite • masculine • objective • participle • present
  • би́лия сеactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • -definite • masculine • objective • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейки сеadverbial • definite • masculine • objective • participle
  • би́еща сеactive • feminine • indefinite • participle • present
  • би́ла сеactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • би́ела сеactive • feminine • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past
  • -feminine • indefinite • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейки сеadverbial • feminine • indefinite • participle
  • би́ещата сеactive • definite • feminine • participle • present
  • би́лата сеactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • -definite • feminine • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейки сеadverbial • definite • feminine • participle
  • би́ещо сеactive • indefinite • neuter • participle • present
  • би́ло сеactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • би́ело сеactive • imperfect • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • -indefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейки сеadverbial • indefinite • neuter • participle
  • би́ещото сеactive • definite • neuter • participle • present
  • би́лото сеactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • -definite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • би́ейки сеadverbial • definite • neuter • participle
  • би́ещи сеactive • indefinite • participle • plural • present
  • би́ли сеactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • би́ели сеactive • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • -indefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • би́ейки сеadverbial • indefinite • participle • plural
  • би́ещите сеactive • definite • participle • plural • present
  • би́лите сеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • -definite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • би́ейки сеadverbial • definite • participle • plural
  • би́я сеfirst-person • indicative • present • singular
  • би́еш сеindicative • present • second-person • singular
  • би́е сеindicative • present • singular • third-person
  • би́ем сеfirst-person • indicative • plural • present
  • би́ете сеindicative • plural • present • second-person
  • би́ят сеindicative • plural • present • third-person
  • би́ех сеfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • singular
  • би́еше сеimperfect • indicative • second-person • singular
  • би́еше сеimperfect • indicative • singular • third-person
  • би́ехме сеfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • plural
  • би́ехте сеimperfect • indicative • plural • second-person
  • би́еха сеimperfect • indicative • plural • third-person
  • би́х сеaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • би́ сеaorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • би́ сеaorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • би́хме сеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • би́хте сеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • би́ха сеaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • би́й сеimperative • second-person • singular
  • би́йте сеimperative • plural • second-person

Conjugation

I
би́я, би́я се
you (sg)
би́еш, би́еш се
he/she/it
би́е, би́е се
we
би́ем, би́ем се
you (pl)
би́ете, би́ете се
they
би́ят, би́ят се

Other Forms

present active:би́ещ, би́ейки, би́ещият, би́ейки, би́ещия, би́ейки, би́еща, би́ейки, би́ещата, би́ейки, би́ещо, би́ейки, би́ещото, би́ейки, би́ещи, би́ейки, би́ещите, би́ейки, би́ещ се, би́ейки се, би́ещият се, би́ейки се, би́ещия се, би́ейки се, би́еща се, би́ейки се, би́ещата се, би́ейки се, би́ещо се, би́ейки се, би́ещото се, би́ейки се, би́ещи се, би́ейки се, би́ещите се, би́ейки се
aorist active:бил, би́лият, би́лия, би́ла, би́лата, би́ло, би́лото, би́ли, би́лите, би́л се, би́лият се, би́лия се, би́ла се, би́лата се, би́ло се, би́лото се, би́ли се, би́лите се
imperfect active:би́ел, -, -, би́ела, -, би́ело, -, би́ели, -, би́ел се, би́ела се, би́ело се, би́ели се
past passive:бит, би́тият, би́тия, би́та, би́тата, би́то, би́тото, би́ти, би́тите, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -

Full conjugation of бия

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