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bha

[va]

verb

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. independent past of bi: was, were
  2. was
  3. The past tense form of the verb 'to be'. It is used to describe a state or action that happened in the past.
Examples

Bha Seumas sgìth, nach robh e?

James was tired, wasn't he?

Pronunciationva

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis is the independent form of the verb, used when the sentence does not start with a particle.

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bha in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.