бива

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Bulgarian

Etymology

See би́вам (bívam).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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
    Не го би́ва за ни́що.
    Ne go bíva za níšto.
    He's not good for anything.

Conjugation

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 琵琶 (びわ, biwa).

Pronunciation

Noun

би́ва (bívaf inan (indeclinable)

  1. biwa (lute)