biti

See also: bíti and bítì

Huba

Noun

biti

1. water

References

• Ayuba Y. Mshelia, The Story of the Origins of the Bura/Pabir People (ISBN 149690432X, 2014)
• Mohammed Aminu Mu'azu, A grammar of the Kilba language (2009) (as ɓìtì)

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪːtɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪːtɪ

Etymology 1

Noun

biti m (genitive singular bita, nominative plural bitar)

1. piece ^syn.
2. mouthful, a morsel
3. snack, bite, small meal

   Viltu fá þér bita?

   Wanna have a bite?

4. crossbeam
5. (computing) bit, binary digit

Declension

declension of biti

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	biti	bitinn	bitar	bitarnir
accusative	bita	bitann	bita	bitana
dative	bita	bitanum	bitum	bitunum
genitive	bita	bitans	bita	bitanna

Derived terms

• munnbiti

computing: bit

• skammtabiti (qubit)

Related terms

• bæti

Synonyms

• (piece): stykki
• (mouthful): munnbiti
• (crossbeam): þvertré

Etymology 2

Verb

biti

1. first-person singular past subjunctive of bíta
2. third-person singular past subjunctive of bíta

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Latvian

Noun

biti m

1. nominative plural form of bits
2. vocative plural form of bits

Noun

biti f

1. accusative singular form of bite
2. instrumental singular form of bite

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Molise Croatian

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian biti, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *būˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Verb

biti

1. to be

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *būˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîti/
• Hyphenation: bi‧ti

Verb

bȉti impf, pf (Cyrillic spelling би̏ти)

1. (intransitive, copulative) to be

   nebo je plavo ― the sky is blue

2. (intransitive) to exist

   kod nas nije kiše ― it is not raining where we are

3. (intransitive) to be, appear

   gd(j)e je dima, tu je i vatre ― where there's smoke, there's fire

4. (intransitive, interrogatively) forming a question

   jesi li tu? ― are you there?

5. (intransitive) to be worth

   pet jabuka je dva eura ― five apples cost two euros

6. (intransitive, impersonally, in the future tense) it will happen

   bit će rata ― a war is coming

7. (intransitive) to be located

   banana je na stolu ― a banana is on the table

8. (intransitive) to express time

   tri su sata ― it is three o'clock

9. (intransitive) to express age

   tek joj je šesnaest godina ― she is only sixteen

Conjugation

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
Present		jesam / sam / budem	jesi / si / budeš	jeste / je / bude	jesmo / smo / budemo	jeste / ste / budete	jesu / su / budu
Future	Future I	bit ću2 biću	bit ćeš2 bićeš	bit će2 biće	bit ćemo2 bićemo	bit ćete2 bićete	bit će2 biće
	Future II	budem bio1	budeš bio1	bude bio1	budemo bili1	budete bili1	budu bili1
Past	Perfect	bio sam1	bio si1	bio je1	bili smo1	bili ste1	bili su1
	Pluperfect	bio sam bio1	bio si bio1	bio je bio1	bili smo bili1	bili ste bili1	bili su bili1
	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
Conditional I		bio bih1	bio bi1	bio bi1	bili bismo1	bili biste1	bili bi1
Conditional II		bio bih bio1	bio bi bio1	bio bi bio1	bili bismo bili1	bili biste bili1	bili bi bili1
Imperative		—	budi	—	budimo	budite	—
Active past participle		bio m / bila f / bilo n			bili m / bile f / bila n
1   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. 2   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• biće
• bistvo
• bit
• bitak
• bitan
• bitnost
• biva
• bivati
• bivovati
• bivstven

• bivstvo
• bivstvovati
• jesnost
• jestan
• jestiti
• jestvo
• prebivalac
• prebivalište
• prebivati
• prvobitan

• prvobitnost
• samobitan
• samobitnost
• snebiti se
• snebivati se
• zabat
• zbilja
• zbiljnost
• zbiti se
• zbivati se

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *biti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîti/
• Hyphenation: bi‧ti

Verb

bȉti impf (Cyrillic spelling би̏ти)

1. (transitive) to beat, hit, strike

Conjugation

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
Present		bijem	biješ	bije	bijemo	bijete	biju
Future	Future I	bit ću2 biću	bit ćeš2 bićeš	bit će2 biće	bit ćemo2 bićemo	bit ćete2 bićete	bit će2 biće
	Future II	budem bio1	budeš bio1	bude bio1	budemo bili1	budete bili1	budu bili1
Past	Perfect	bio sam1	bio si1	bio je1	bili smo1	bili ste1	bili su1
	Pluperfect	bio sam bio1	bio si bio1	bio je bio1	bili smo bili1	bili ste bili1	bili su bili1
	Imperfect	bijah	bijaše	bijaše	bijasmo	bijaste	bijahu
Conditional I		bio bih1	bio bi1	bio bi1	bili bismo1	bili biste1	bili bi1
Conditional II		bio bih bio1	bio bi bio1	bio bi bio1	bili bismo bili1	bili biste bili1	bili bi bili1
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   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. 2   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ìzbiti
• izbíjati
• izbìjāč
• ìzbojak
• nabìjāč
• nabìjača
• nabíjati
• nabìjenōst
• nàbiti
• nábōjnjača
• obìjāč
• òbiti
• obíjati
• odbìjāč
• odbíjati
• odbijènica
• odbítak
• òdbiti
• ȍdbōjan
• òdbōjnīk
• odbójnōst
• pòbiti
• pòdbiti
• podbíjati
• prèbiti
• prebíjati

• prìbiti
• pribíjati
• príboj
• prijéboj
• probìjāč
• probíjati
• pròbiti
• próboj
• pròbojac
• próbōjan
• probójnōst
• razbìjāč
• razbíjati
• razbìjenōst
• ràzbiti
• rázboj
• rázbojīšte
• rázbōjnīk
• rázbōjnīštvo
• rázbōjstvo
• sabìjāč
• sabíjati
• sàbiti
• spodbijati
• spòdbiti
• sùzbiti

• suzbíjati
• ubìjāč
• ubíjati
• ùbilac
• ȕbitačan
• ȕbitačnōst
• ùbiti
• úboj
• ùbojica
• ùbojit
• ùbojitōst
• ùbōjnī
• ùbōjstvo
• ùzbiti
• zabijač
• zabíjati
• zȁbīt
• zȁbītan
• zàbiti
• zȁbītnōst
• zȁbītōst
• zbìjāč
• zbíjati
• zbìjen
• zbìjenōst
• zbȉti

Synonyms

• (beat, hit): tȗći, ùdarati

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Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːti/
• Hyphenation: bí‧ti

Verb

bíti impf (first-person singular present sèm, past active participle bíl)

1. to be

   On je moj prijatelj.

   He is my friend.

   On ni moj prijatelj.

   He is not my friend.

Conjugation

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 2

From Proto-Slavic *biti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːti/
• Hyphenation: bí‧ti

Verb

bíti impf (first-person singular present bíjem, past active participle bìl)

1. to beat

   Bijem ga v obraz.

   I am beating his face.

Conjugation

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

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Turkish

Noun

biti

1. accusative singular of bit
2. third-person singular possessive of bit