Dictionary look-up word
bi
Verbal Noun
bhith
Present
Independent
| Sg.1 | tha mi |
| Sg.2 | tha thu |
| Sg.3m | tha e |
| Sg.3f | tha i |
| Pl.1 | tha sinn |
| Pl.2 | tha sibh |
| Pl.3 | tha iad |
| Impersonal | thathar |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | bheil mi |
| Sg.2 | bheil thu |
| Sg.3m | bheil e |
| Sg.3f | bheil i |
| Pl.1 | bheil sinn |
| Pl.2 | bheil sibh |
| Pl.3 | bheil iad |
| Impersonal | bheilear; eilear; bheileas; eileas |
Imperfect
Simple Past
Independent
| Sg.1 | bha mi |
| Sg.2 | bha thu |
| Sg.3m | bha e |
| Sg.3f | bha i |
| Pl.1 | bha sinn |
| Pl.2 | bha sibh |
| Pl.3 | bha iad |
| Impersonal | bhathar |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | robh mi |
| Sg.2 | robh thu |
| Sg.3m | robh e |
| Sg.3f | robh i |
| Pl.1 | robh sinn |
| Pl.2 | robh sibh |
| Pl.3 | robh iad |
| Impersonal | robhar; robhas |
Future
Independent
| Sg.1 | bidh mi |
| Sg.2 | bidh thu |
| Sg.3m | bidh e |
| Sg.3f | bidh i |
| Pl.1 | bidh sinn |
| Pl.2 | bidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | bidh iad |
| Impersonal | bithear |
Relative Independent
| Sg.1 | bhios mi |
| Sg.2 | bhios thu |
| Sg.3m | bhios e |
| Sg.3f | bhios i |
| Pl.1 | bhios sinn |
| Pl.2 | bhios sibh |
| Pl.3 | bhios iad |
| Impersonal | bhithear |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | bi mi |
| Sg.2 | bi thu |
| Sg.3m | bi e |
| Sg.3f | bi i |
| Pl.1 | bi sinn |
| Pl.2 | bi sibh |
| Pl.3 | bi iad |
| Impersonal | bithear |
Conditional
Independent
| Sg.1 | bhinn mi |
| Sg.2 | bhiodh thu |
| Sg.3m | bhiodh e |
| Sg.3f | bhiodh i |
| Pl.1 | bhiomaid sinn; bhiodh sinn |
| Pl.2 | bhiodh sibh |
| Pl.3 | bhiodh iad |
| Impersonal | bhite |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | binn mi |
| Sg.2 | biodh thu |
| Sg.3m | biodh e |
| Sg.3f | biodh i |
| Pl.1 | biomaid sinn; biodh sinn |
| Pl.2 | biodh sibh |
| Pl.3 | biodh iad |
| Impersonal | bite |
Imperative
| Sg.1 | bitheam |
| Sg.2 | bi |
| Sg.3m | bitheadh e |
| Sg.3f | bitheadh i |
| Pl.1 | bitheamaid; biomaid |
| Pl.2 | bithibh |
| Pl.3 | bitheadh iad |
| Impersonal | bithear |
Verbs conjugated like bi
bi,
tha,
Etymology
From Old Irish bí. Cognate with Irish bí and Manx bee. See: Old Irish '
attá', Irish '
bí', Manx '
bee'.
Verbs referencing "bi"
Manx
ve, Breton
bevañ.
Translations
get, colloquial: to be
have, to possess
have, auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses
live, be alive