No. 109 in Slovenian
bile
The Slovenian word "bile" is the feminine plural past active participle of the verb "biti," meaning "were" in English.
In a sentence
Dekleta so bila v šoli včeraj.
The girls were at school yesterday.
Used as the past tense of 'to be' for plural feminine subjects.
Nekatere knjige so bile zelo zanimive.
Some books were very interesting.
Used as the past tense of 'to be' for plural neutral (inanimate) subjects.
Poletja so bila vedno topla v preteklosti.
Summers were always warm in the past.
Used as the past tense of 'to be' for plural neutral (abstract) subjects.
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