зная

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *znati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈznajɐ]
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Verb

зна́я • (znája) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. to know (be certain or sure about (something))

Conjugation

References

  • зная”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈznajə]

Participle

зна́я • (znája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of знать (znatʹ)
    • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 6:20:
      Ибо Ирод боялся Иоанна, зная, что он муж праведный и святой, и берёг его; многое делал, слушаясь его, и с удовольствием слушал его.
      Ibo Irod bojalsja Ioanna, znaja, što on muž pravednyj i svjatoj, i berjóg jevo; mnogoje delal, slušajasʹ jevo, i s udovolʹstvijem slušal jevo.
      Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.