No. 38 in Slovenian
bili
The Slovenian word "bili" is the past tense plural form of "to be" (were).
In a sentence
Bili smo na izletu v gorah.
We were on a trip to the mountains.
In this sentence, 'bili' is the past tense plural form of the verb 'to be', used to indicate a group activity that happened in the past.
Ali ste bili zadovoljni z izvedbo prireditve?
Were you satisfied with the event's execution?
Here, 'bili' is used in a question as the past tense plural form of 'to be', addressing a group or formal singular person.
Če bi bili pripravljeni, bi lahko šli naprej.
If you were prepared, we could move forward.
In this example, 'bili' appears in a conditional clause, expressing a hypothetical past condition.
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