Onomatopoeic or possibly related to Bulgarian би́я (bíja, “to beat”).
би́цам • (bícam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective би́цна) (colloquial)
Could also refer to a children's game, called битанка, whose goal is to make a stick bounce from the ground and flip itself in the air (around its center of gravity). The tossing of the stick is called би́цане.
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | би́цащ bícašt |
би́цал, бица́л1 bícal, bicál1 |
би́цал bícal |
— | би́цайки bícajki | |
| definite subject form | би́цащият bícaštijat |
би́цалият, бица́лият1 bícalijat, bicálijat1 |
— | — | |||
| definite object form | би́цащия bícaštija |
би́цалия, бица́лия1 bícalija, bicálija1 |
— | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | би́цаща bícašta |
би́цала, бица́ла1 bícala, bicála1 |
би́цала bícala |
— | ||
| definite | би́цащата bícaštata |
би́цалата, бица́лата1 bícalata, bicálata1 |
— | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | би́цащо bícašto |
би́цало, бица́ло1 bícalo, bicálo1 |
би́цало bícalo |
— | би́цане bícane | |
| definite | би́цащото bícaštoto |
би́цалото, бица́лото1 bícaloto, bicáloto1 |
— | — | би́цането bícaneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | би́цащи bícašti |
би́цали, бица́ли1 bícali, bicáli1 |
би́цали bícali |
— | би́цания, би́цанета bícanija, bícaneta | |
| definite | би́цащите bícaštite |
би́цалите, бица́лите1 bícalite, bicálite1 |
— | — | би́цанията, би́цанетата bícanijata, bícanetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | би́цам bícam |
би́цаш bícaš |
би́ца bíca |
би́цаме bícame |
би́цате bícate |
би́цат bícat | |
| imperfect | би́цах bícah |
би́цаше bícaše |
би́цаше bícaše |
би́цахме bícahme |
би́цахте bícahte |
би́цаха bícaha | |
| aorist | би́цах, бица́х1 bícah, bicáh1 |
би́ца, бица́1 bíca, bicá1 |
би́ца, бица́1 bíca, bicá1 |
би́цахме, бица́хме1 bícahme, bicáhme1 |
би́цахте, бица́хте1 bícahte, bicáhte1 |
би́цаха, бица́ха1 bícaha, bicáha1 | |
| future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and би́цал m, би́цала f, би́цало n, or би́цали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and би́цал m, би́цала f, би́цало n, or би́цали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | none
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| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́цал m, би́цала f, би́цало n, or би́цали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| би́цай bícaj |
би́цайте bícajte |
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1Dialectally marked.