Meaning of biti | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to beat, hit, strike
   transitive
2. to be, to exist
3. Used to connect a noun to an adjective or passive past participle that describes it (equivalent to all English senses and functions as a copula; subject having the state, quality, identity, nature, role, etc., specified.)
4. Used as an auxiliary verb in the present to form near future tense; similar to English going to.
5. Used as an auxiliary verb to form compound verb tenses (perfect, pluperfect, future perfect, conditional) together with the active past participle.
6. Used to form the passive voice together with the passive past participle of the main verb.
7. Used to form a question, usually a polar one.
8. Used to indicate a general condition, such as weather, worth or value.
9. to equal, to total, to add up to (indicates the equivalence of values)
10. Used to express a premonition; there will be, there is going to be, to be coming

Equivalents

Examples

“Biti ili ne biti?”

To be or not to be?

“Vrijeme je lijepo, a ja sam sretan!”

The weather is nice and I am happy!

“Rekoh joj "Beži, mani se, i traži bolje partije! Premala je moja tambura da te od kiše sakrije".”

I told her “Move on, let go of me, and look for a better catch My guitar is too small To hide you from the rain”.

“Nisam siguran, budemo vid(j)eli.”

I'm not sure, we'll see.

“Kad si zadnji put bio tamo?”

When were you there the last time?

“Trčao sam.”

I ran. / I have run.

“Trčao bih.”

I would run.

“Bio bih trčao maraton da sam tada imao tenisice za trčanje.”

I would have run the marathon if I had had running shoes at the time.

“Ulovio sam loptu. Lopta je bila ulovljena.”

I caught the ball. The ball was caught. / The ball has been caught.

“Jesi li tu?”

Are you there?

“Pet jabuka jest dva eura.”

Five apples are two euro.

“Rekli su da će danas biti sunčano.”

They said that it's going to be sunny today.

“Pet plus pet je deset.”

Five plus five is ten.

“Bit će / Biće rata.”

A war is coming.

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