бива

Bulgarian

Etymology

See би́вам (bívam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbivə]

Verb

би́ва (bíva) impf

  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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