ќе бидам / да бидам
Future and Da Forms of Be
For will be, say ќе бидам: Ќе бидам дома. (I will be home.) After да, use the same forms: Сакам да бидам лекар. (I want to be a doctor.)
How It Works
You know the present forms of to be from Present Forms of Be: сум, си, е, сме, сте, се. For the future and after да, Macedonian uses another set of forms:
- (јас) бидам
- (ти) бидеш
- (тој, таа, тоа) биде
- (ние) бидеме
- (вие) бидете
- (тие) бидат
Future: put ќе before these forms, as with any verb in The Future With Ќе: Ќе бидам дома. Утре ќе биде топло. The negative is нема да бидам (I will not be).
After да: Macedonian has no infinitive, so to be is да + a form with a person ending: Сакам да бидам лекар. (I want to be a doctor.) Сакаш да бидеш таму?
These forms do not stand alone for the present. For I am tired now, say Уморен сум, not бидам. The command forms come from the same verb: Биди добар! (Be good!) Бидете тивки! (Be quiet!)
In everyday speech you will also hear ќе сум and да сум. They are common and not errors, but ќе бидам and да бидам are the forms to learn first.
Examples (6)
- Ќе бидам дома во пет часот.
I will be home at five o'clock.
Ќе + бидам makes the future of to be.
- Утре ќе биде топло.
Tomorrow it will be warm.
Биде is the form for it.
- Сакам да бидам лекар.
I want to be a doctor.
After да, use бидам.
- Ќе бидеме таму за десет минути.
We will be there in ten minutes.
Бидеме is the form for we.
- Нема да бидам на работа утре.
I will not be at work tomorrow.
The negative future is нема да бидам.
- Биди добар!
Be good!
The command form comes from the same verb.
Common Mistakes
Using бидам alone for the present.
Бидам уморен.Уморен сум.Бидам needs ќе, да or a similar word before it. For now, use сум.
Leaving out да, as if Macedonian had an infinitive.
Сакам бидам лекар.Сакам да бидам лекар.Macedonian has no to form. Put да before бидам.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The future of сум follows the ordinary future.
Related Patterns
- сумPresent Forms of Be
The present forms of to be.
Level 1 - нема даThe Negative Future
The negative future, as in нема да бидам.
Level 2 - сака да + Present TenseWanting to Do Something
Uses да + a verb after сака, as in сакам да бидам.
Level 2 - бев / бешеPast Forms of Be
The past forms of to be.
Level 2 - да / ќе / ако + Perfective VerbPerfective Verbs After Да Ќе and Ако
Explains why forms like бидам appear only after words such as да and ќе.
Level 2