biti

бити

/bîti/ · biaspectual

VERB

to be

Ja sam student iz Rusije. — I'm a student from Russia.

Vreme je danas lepo. — The weather is nice today.
to be; to be located; to exist

Gde si sad? — Where are you now?

Prošle nedelje smo bili u Novom Sadu. — Last week we were in Novi Sad.
(as an auxiliary) forms the past tense, conditional and passive

Juče sam gledao dobar film. — Yesterday I watched a good movie.

Ja bih jednu kafu, molim vas. — I'd like a coffee, please.
to beat; to hit

Ne smeš da biješ psa. — You mustn't beat the dog.

The short forms sam, si, je never start a sentence; for questions and emphasis use jesam, jesi, je li, and the negative is nisam, nisi, nije.

Synonyms:

postojati udarati tući

Forms

Past (masc.): bio

Imperative: budi

Expressions