бива

Bulgarian

Etymology

See би́вам (bívam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbivɐ]
  • (file)

Verb

би́ва • (bíva) third-singular present indicative, impf (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 [+direct object pronoun of the person or thing who 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

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲivə]

Noun

би́ва • (bíva) f inan (indeclinable)

  1. biwa (lute)
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