бия

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic бити (biti), from Proto-Slavic *biti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbijɐ]
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Syllabification: би‧я
Rhymes: -ijɐ

Verb

би́я • (bíja) first-singular present indicative, impf

(transitive, intransitive) to beat, to thrash (to hit repeatedly)
Synonym: удрям (udrjam)

В сиропиталището децата са били редовно бити.
V siropitališteto decata sa bili redovno biti.
At the orphanage the children were regularly beaten.

Дъждът биеше по прозорците.
Dǎždǎt bieše po prozorcite.
The rain was beating against the windows.
(transitive, intransitive) to shoot (to hunt and kill animals)
(intransitive) to fire, to shell (to shoot at)
Synonyms: стрелям (streljam), обстрелвам (obstrelvam)
(transitive, intransitive) to beat, to ring, to throb (to strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm)
бия барабани
bija barabani
to beat drums

Сърцето му все още бие.
Sǎrceto mu vse ošte bie.
His heart is still beating.

Църковните камбани биха на Коледа.
Cǎrkovnite kambani biha na Koleda.
The church bells rang at Christmas.
(transitive) to whip, to whisk, to churn (to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion)
бия белтъци
bija beltǎci
to whisk egg whites

бия мляко, за да направя масло
bija mljako, za da napravja maslo
to churn milk in order to make butter
(transitive) to strike (to hit or kick a ball)
бия наказателен удар
bija nakazatelen udar
to perform a penalty kick
(transitive, intransitive) to beat, to win (to defeat somebody)
Synonym: побеждавам (pobeždavam)

Той ме би на шах.
Toj me bi na šah.
He beat me at chess.

Ян с лекота би Джон на тенис.
Jan s lekota bi Džon na tenis.
Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis.
(intransitive) to try to say something in an indirect way
Не разбирам на къде биеш.
Ne razbiram na kǎde bieš.
I don't know what you're driving at.
(intransitive, of a colour) to have a particular tint
нещо бие на синьо
nešto bie na sinjo
something has a bluish tint
(intransitive) to shine very brightly and unpleasantly, blindingly
Лампата бие в очите ми.
Lampata bie v očite mi.
The lamp is shining in my eyes [blinding me].
(reflexive with се) to fight [with със (sǎs)]
Бия се ден и нощ с хакери.
Bija se den i nošt s hakeri.
I fight day and night against hackers.

Лъвът се би два дена срещу тигъра и най-сетне спечели.
Lǎvǎt se bi dva dena sreštu tigǎra i naj-setne spečeli.
The lion fought for two days against the tiger and finally won.

Conjugation

Conjugation of би́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	би́ещ bíešt	бил bil	би́ел bíel	бит bit		би́ейки bíejki
	definite subject form	би́ещият bíeštijat	би́лият bílijat	—	би́тият bítijat
	definite object form	би́ещия bíeštija	би́лия bílija	—	би́тия bítija
feminine	indefinite	би́еща bíešta	би́ла bíla	би́ела bíela	би́та bíta
feminine	definite	би́ещата bíeštata	би́лата bílata	—	би́тата bítata
neuter	indefinite	би́ещо bíešto	би́ло bílo	би́ело bíelo	би́то bíto	би́ене bíene
neuter	definite	би́ещото bíeštoto	би́лото bíloto	—	би́тото bítoto	би́енето bíeneto
plural	indefinite	би́ещи bíešti	би́ли bíli	би́ели bíeli	би́ти bíti	би́ения, би́енета bíenija, bíeneta
plural	definite	би́ещите bíeštite	би́лите bílite	—	би́тите bítite	би́енията, би́енетата bíenijata, bíenetata

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		би́я bíja	би́еш bíeš	би́е bíe	би́ем bíem	би́ете bíete	би́ят bíjat
imperfect		би́ех bíeh	би́еше bíeše	би́еше bíeše	би́ехме bíehme	би́ехте bíehte	би́еха bíeha
aorist		бих bih	би bi	би bi	би́хме bíhme	би́хте bíhte	би́ха bíha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
future	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
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли 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 би́ел m, би́ела f, би́ело n, or би́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and би́ел m, би́ела f, би́ело n, or би́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́ел m, би́ела f, би́ело n, or би́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and бил m, би́ла f, би́ло n, or би́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			бий bij			би́йте bíjte

Conjugation of би́я се (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, reflexive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	би́ещ се bíešt se	би́л се bíl se	би́ел се bíel se	—		би́ейки се bíejki se
	definite subject form	би́ещият се bíeštijat se	би́лият се bílijat se	—	—
	definite object form	би́ещия се bíeštija se	би́лия се bílija se	—	—
feminine	indefinite	би́еща се bíešta se	би́ла се bíla se	би́ела се bíela se	—
feminine	definite	би́ещата се bíeštata se	би́лата се bílata se	—	—
neuter	indefinite	би́ещо се bíešto se	би́ло се bílo se	би́ело се bíelo se	—	би́ене bíene
neuter	definite	би́ещото се bíeštoto se	би́лото се bíloto se	—	—	би́енето bíeneto
plural	indefinite	би́ещи се bíešti se	би́ли се bíli se	би́ели се bíeli se	—	би́ения, би́енета bíenija, bíeneta
plural	definite	би́ещите се bíeštite se	би́лите се bílite se	—	—	би́енията, би́енетата bíenijata, bíenetata

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		би́я се bíja se	би́еш се bíeš se	би́е се bíe se	би́ем се bíem se	би́ете се bíete se	би́ят се bíjat se
imperfect		би́ех се bíeh se	би́еше се bíeše se	би́еше се bíeše se	би́ехме се bíehme se	би́ехте се bíehte se	би́еха се bíeha se
aorist		би́х се bíh se	би́ се bí se	би́ се bí se	би́хме се bíhme se	би́хте се bíhte se	би́ха се bíha se
future	pos.	Use ще се followed by the present indicative tense
future	neg.	Use ня́ма да се followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да се followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се 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 би́ел се m, би́ела се f, би́ело се n, or би́ели се pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да се and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and би́ел се m, би́ела се f, би́ело се n, or би́ели се pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да се and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́ел се m, би́ела се f, би́ело се n, or би́ели се pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да се and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and би́л се m, би́ла се f, би́ло се n, or би́ли се pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			би́й се bíj se			би́йте се bíjte se

References

“бия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“бия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010