bíti (bijem) to beat; to strike; (močno) to whack; (srce) to pulsate, to beat, (močno) to throb, to palpitate, to flutter
 ura bije sedem the clock is striking seven
 bíti žogo to play football
 resnica o tem nam bije v obraz the truth of it stares us in the face
 bíti se (boriti se) to fight, to struggle, to combat, to battle with