biť

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Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bìti.

Pronunciation

Verb

biť impf

  1. to beat (somebody)
  2. to beat (heart)
  3. to strike (clock)

Conjugation

Conjugation of biť (imperfective; class IV, pattern žuť)
infinitive biť
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
presentbijem biješ bije bijeme bijete bijú
past masculine bil som bil si bil bili sme bili ste bili
feminine bila som bila si bila
neuter bilo som bilo si bilo
past perfect masculine bol som bil bol si bil bol bil boli sme bili boli ste bili boli bili
feminine bola som bila bola si bila bola bila
neuter bolo som bilo bolo si bilo bolo bilo
futurebudem biť budeš biť bude biť budeme biť budete biť budú biť
conditional singular plural
first second third first second third
present masculine bil by som bil by si bil by bili by sme bili by ste bili by
feminine bila by som bila by si bila by
neuter bilo by som bilo by si bilo by
past masculine bol by som bil bol by si bil bol by bil boli by sme bili boli by ste bili boli by bili
feminine bola by som bila bola by si bila bola by bila
neuter bolo by som bilo bolo by si bilo bolo by bilo
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
present— bi — bime bite —
non-finite forms participles transgressive verbal noun
present active past active passive l-participle
bijúci — bitý bil, bila, bilo, bili bijúc bitie

Further reading

  • “biť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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