No. 348 in Serbian
био
"Био" means "was" in English.
In a sentence
Он је био учитељ.
He was a teacher.
Here, 'био' is used as the past tense of the verb 'to be' ('бити') to describe a previous occupation.
Да ли си био у школи?
Have you been to school?
In this sentence, 'био' asks about someone's presence at a location in the past when addressing a male.
Како би био срећан да си дошао!
How happy I would be if you had come!
Here, 'био' is used in a subjunctive construction to express a hypothetical or imaginary scenario.
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