biť

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bìti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bic]

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
present		bijem	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
future		budem 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