вая
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vajati, of disputed further origin.
Pronunciation
- ва́я: IPA(key): [ˈvajɐ] (lemma, aorist)
- вая́: IPA(key): [vɐˈja̟] (aorist only, dialectal)
Audio (lemma, standard aorist); “ва́я” (“vája”): (file)
Verb
ва́я • (vája) first-singular present indicative, impf
Conjugation
Conjugation of ва́я (conjugation 1.6, imperfective, transitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | ва́ещ váešt |
ва́ял, вая́л1 vájal, vajál1 |
ва́ел váel |
ва́ян vájan |
ва́ейки váejki | |
| definite subject form | ва́ещият váeštijat |
ва́ялият, вая́лият1 vájalijat, vajálijat1 |
— | ва́яният vájanijat | |||
| definite object form | ва́ещия váeštija |
ва́ялия, вая́лия1 vájalija, vajálija1 |
— | ва́яния vájanija | |||
| feminine | indefinite | ва́еща váešta |
ва́яла, вая́ла1 vájala, vajála1 |
ва́ела váela |
ва́яна vájana | ||
| definite | ва́ещата váeštata |
ва́ялата, вая́лата1 vájalata, vajálata1 |
— | ва́яната vájanata | |||
| neuter | indefinite | ва́ещо váešto |
ва́яло, вая́ло1 vájalo, vajálo1 |
ва́ело váelo |
ва́яно vájano |
ва́ене váene | |
| definite | ва́ещото váeštoto |
ва́ялото, вая́лото1 vájaloto, vajáloto1 |
— | ва́яното vájanoto |
ва́енето váeneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | ва́ещи váešti |
ва́яли, вая́ли1 vájali, vajáli1 |
ва́ели váeli |
ва́яни vájani |
ва́ения, ва́енета váenija, váeneta | |
| definite | ва́ещите váeštite |
ва́ялите, вая́лите1 vájalite, vajálite1 |
— | ва́яните vájanite |
ва́енията, ва́енетата váenijata, váenetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | ва́я vája |
ва́еш váeš |
ва́е váe |
ва́ем váem |
ва́ете váete |
ва́ят vájat | |
| imperfect | ва́ех váeh |
ва́еше váeše |
ва́еше váeše |
ва́ехме váehme |
ва́ехте váehte |
ва́еха váeha | |
| aorist | ва́ях, вая́х1 vájah, vajáh1 |
ва́я, вая́1 vája, vajá1 |
ва́я, вая́1 vája, vajá1 |
ва́яхме, вая́хме1 vájahme, vajáhme1 |
ва́яхте, вая́хте1 vájahte, vajáhte1 |
ва́яха, вая́ха1 vájaha, vajáha1 | |
| future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ва́ел m, ва́ела f, ва́ело n, or ва́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ва́ел m, ва́ела f, ва́ело n, or ва́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | none
| ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ва́ел m, ва́ела f, ва́ело n, or ва́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and ва́ял/вая́л1 m, ва́яла/вая́ла1 f, ва́яло/вая́ло1 n, or ва́яли/вая́ли1 pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| вай vaj |
ва́йте vájte |
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1Dialectally marked.
Alternative forms
- вая́м (vajám) — with generalized ja-conjugation
Derived terms
- извая pf (izvaja), извайвам impf (izvajvam)
- завая pf (zavaja), завайвам impf (zavajvam)
- повая pf (povaja), повайвам impf (povajvam)
- вая́тел (vajátel), вая́ч (vajáč, “sculptor”) (agent nouns)
Verb
ва́я or вая́ • (vája or vajá)
- second-person singular aorist indicative of ва́я (vája)
- third-person singular aorist indicative of ва́я (vája)
References
- “вая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “вая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вая, ваям”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 124
- “ваꙗньѥ”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025