bí

See also: Variations of "bi"

bí - Gokana

Noun

bí

feces

bí - Irish

Pronunciation

IPA: /bʲiː/

Verb

bí (present analytic tá, future analytic beidh, verbal noun bheith)

(intransitive) be

Usage notes

Only used with adjective or prepositional phrases as the predicate, never with noun phrases, for which the copular particle is is used instead.

Conjugation

Although the present dependent is generally used instead, the present independent affirmative is immune to lenition in most dialects and never would be subject to eclipsis.

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present independent affirmative	táim; tá mé	tá tú; táir^†; taoi^†; tánn tú^†	tá sé, sí; tánn sé, sí^†	táimid; tá muid	tá sibh; táthaoi; tánn sibh^†	tá siad; táid; tádar; tánn siad^†	atá; atáim (1st sg.); atáir, ataoi (2nd sg.); atáimid (1st pl.); atáthaoi (2nd pl.); atáid (3rd pl.); atáthar (autonomous)	táthar
	present dependent	fuilim; fuil mé	fuil tú; fuilir^†	fuil sé, sí	fuilimid; fuil muid	fuil sibh	fuil siad; fuilid	a bhfuil; go bhfuil^†	fuiltear
	present negative‡	nílim; níl mé	níl tú; nílir^†	níl sé, sí	nílimid; níl muid	níl sibh	níl siad; nílid	nach bhfuil; ná fuil^†	níltear
	present habitual	bím	bíonn tú; bír^†	bíonn sé, sí; bí sé, sí	bímid; bíonn muid	bíonn sibh	bíonn siad; bíd^†	a bhíonn; a bhíonns^†; a bhíos^† / a mbíonn; go mbíonn^†	bítear
	past habitual	bhínn / mbínn‡‡	bhíteá / mbíteá‡‡	bhíodh sé, sí / mbíodh sé, sí‡‡	bhímis; bhíodh muid / mbímis‡‡; mbíodh muid‡‡	bhíodh sibh / mbíodh sibh‡‡	bhídís; bhíodh siad / mbídís‡‡; mbíodh siad‡‡	a bhíodh / a mbíodh; go mbíodh^†	bhítí / mbítí‡‡
	past independent	bhí mé; bhíos	bhí tú; bhís	bhí sé, sí	bhíomar; bhí muid	bhí sibh; bhíobhair	bhí siad; bhíodar	a bhí	bhíothas
	past dependent	raibh mé; rabhas	raibh tú; rabhais	raibh sé, sí	rabhamar; raibh muid	raibh sibh; rabhabhair	raibh siad; rabhadar	a raibh; go raibh^†	rabhthas
	future	beidh mé; bead	beidh tú; beir^†	beidh sé, sí	beimid; beidh muid	beidh sibh	beidh siad; beid^†	a bheidh; a bheas^† / a mbeidh; go mbeidh^†	beifear
conditional		bheinn / mbeinn‡‡	bheifeá / mbeifeá‡‡	bheadh sé, sí / mbeadh sé, sí‡‡	bheimis; bheadh muid / mbeimis‡‡; mbeadh muid‡‡	bheadh sibh / mbeadh sibh‡‡	bheidís; bheadh siad / mbeidís‡‡; mbeadh siad‡‡	a bheadh / a mbeadh; go mbeadh^†	bheifí / mbeifí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go raibh mé; go rabhad^†	go raibh tú; go rabhair^†	go raibh sé, sí	go rabhaimid; go raibh muid	go raibh sibh	go raibh siad; go rabhaid^†	—	go rabhthar
subjunctive	past	dá mbeinn	dá mbeifeá	dá mbeadh sé, sí	dá mbeimis; beadh muid	dá mbeadh sibh	dá mbeidís; beadh siad	—	dá mbeifí
imperative		bím	bí	bíodh sé, sí	bímis	bígí; bídh^†	bídís	—	bítear
verbal noun		bheith

* Indirect relative † Archaic or dialect form ‡ Quasi-independent; formed from a contraction of ní and the appropriate form of fhuil ‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

bí ann (“exist”, verb, literally “be there”)

Noun

bí f (genitive singular bí)

pitch, resin

Declension

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	bí
Vocative	a bhí
Genitive	bí
Dative	bí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an bhí
Genitive	na bí
Dative	leis an mbí don bhí

Adjective

bí

(literary) genitive singular masculine of beo (“living”)

Noun

bí m sg

(literary) genitive singular of beo (“living being”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bí	bhí	mbí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

bí - Mandarin

Alternative forms

bi – nonstandard

Romanization

bí (bi², Zhuyin ㄅㄧˊ)

Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荸
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襣
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魮／𱇒
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鼻

bí - Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of bí – see 米 (“hulled or husked uncooked rice; husked seed; etc.”). (This character, bí, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 米.)

For pronunciation and definitions of bí – see 美 (“beautiful; pretty; attractive; good-looking; delicious; tasty; flavoursome; etc.”). (This character, bí, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 美.)

bí - Navajo

Pronoun

bí

third person singular and dual pronoun: he, she, it; they two
third person singular and dual possessive pronoun: his, hers, its; theirs (for two people)

Derived terms

daabí

bí - Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA: /bʲiː/

Alternative forms

Verb

·bí

second/third-person singular habitual present indicative conjunct of at·tá

bí

second-person singular imperative of at·tá

Descendants

The following forms are descended from the imperative:

Irish: bí
Manx: bee
Scottish Gaelic: bi

Verb

bí

third-person singular preterite absolute of benaid

·bí

third-person singular preterite conjunct of benaid

Adjective

bí

inflection of béo:
1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
2. accusative/dative singular feminine
3. genitive singular neuter
4. nominative plural masculine

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bí	bí pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/	mbí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

bí - Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔɓi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA: [ʔɓɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA: [ʔɓɪj˦˥]

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) bín

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) bí • (𦷬)

pumpkin
other plants in the Cucurbitaceae family

Derived terms

bầu bí
bí đao
bí đỏ
bí ngòi
bí ngô
bí rợ

Adjective

bí

(only in compounds) mysterious, secret, unknown

Derived terms

Verb

bí

(informal or slang) to not know
- Cái đó thì bí.
  - I don't know about that.