летя
See also: лета
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic летѣти (letěti), from Proto-Slavic *letěti (ě/i-conjugation), *lětati (a-conjugation).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɛˈtʲɤ̟] (lemma)
- IPA(key): [lɛˈtʲa̟] (aorist)
Verb
летя́ • (letjá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ле́тна)
- (intransitive) to fly, soar, to float (in the air)
- (figuratively) to move at high speed, to tear, to race, to sweep (along)
- (impersonal, dialectal) rains, drops
- лети дъжд ― leti dǎžd ― it rains
Conjugation
Conjugation of летя́ (conjugation 2.2, imperfective, intransitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | летя́щ letjášt |
летя́л letjál |
летя́л letjál |
— | лете́йки letéjki | |
| definite subject form | летя́щият letjáštijat |
лете́лият letélijat |
— | — | |||
| definite object form | летя́щия letjáštija |
лете́лия letélija |
— | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | летя́ща letjášta |
летя́ла letjála |
летя́ла letjála |
— | ||
| definite | летя́щата letjáštata |
летя́лата letjálata |
— | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | летя́що letjášto |
летя́ло letjálo |
летя́ло letjálo |
— | лете́не leténe | |
| definite | летя́щото letjáštoto |
летя́лото letjáloto |
— | — | лете́нето leténeto | ||
| plural | indefinite | летя́щи letjášti |
лете́ли letéli |
лете́ли letéli |
— | лете́ния, лете́нета leténija, leténeta | |
| definite | летя́щите letjáštite |
лете́лите letélite |
— | — | лете́нията, лете́нетата leténijata, leténetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | летя́ letjá |
лети́ш letíš |
лети́ letí |
лети́м letím |
лети́те letíte |
летя́т letját | |
| imperfect | летя́х letjáh |
лете́ше letéše |
лете́ше letéše |
летя́хме letjáhme |
летя́хте letjáhte |
летя́ха letjáha | |
| aorist | летя́х letjáh |
летя́ letjá |
летя́ letjá |
летя́хме letjáhme |
летя́хте letjáhte |
летя́ха letjáha | |
| 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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли 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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли 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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли 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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли 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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| лети́ letí |
лете́те letéte |
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Alternative forms
- (dialectal) ля́там (ljátam) (long grade)
Derived terms
verbs
- влетя pf (vletja), влитам impf (vlitam), влетявам impf (vletjavam)
- връхлетя pf (vrǎhletja), връхлитам impf (vrǎhlitam), връхлетявам impf (vrǎhletjavam)
- долетя pf (doletja), долитам impf (dolitam), долетявам impf (doletjavam)
- залетя pf (zaletja), залитам impf (zalitam), залетявам impf (zaletjavam)
- излетя pf (izletja), излитам impf (izlitam), излетявам impf (izletjavam)
- налетя pf (naletja), налитам impf (nalitam), налетявам impf (naletjavam)
- облетя pf (obletja), облитам impf (oblitam), облетявам impf (obletjavam)
- отлетя pf (otletja), отлитам impf (otlitam), отлетявам impf (otletjavam)
- полетя pf (poletja), политам impf (politam), полетявам impf (poletjavam)
- прелетя pf (preletja), прелитам impf (prelitam), прелетявам impf (preletjavam)
- сполетя pf (spoletja), сполитам impf (spolitam), сполетявам impf (spoletjavam)
- улетя pf (uletja), улитам impf (ulitam), улетявам impf (uletjavam)
nouns
adjectives
- лета́телен (letátelen)
- ле́тлив (létliv)
Verb
летя́ • (letjá)
- second/third-person singular aorist indicative of летя́ (letjá)
References
- “летя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “летя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “лѣтѭ́, -и́шь; -тѣ́лъ (да лѣ́тнѫ, лѣ́тнувамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 33
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “летя, литвам, литна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 375
- “летѣти”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Anagrams
- тлея (tleja)
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲɪˈtʲa]
Participle
летя́ • (letjá)
- present adverbial imperfective participle of лете́ть (letétʹ)