ловя
See also: лова
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic ловити (loviti), from Proto-Slavic *loviti. Synchronically, a causative-iterative of лов (lov, “hunt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɫoˈvʲa̟]
Verb
ловя́ • (lovjá) first-singular present indicative, impf
- (transitive) to hunt, to pray
- (transitive) to catch, to snatch
- (intransitive, figurative) to stick, to adhere
- Боята не лови.
- Bojata ne lovi.
- The paint doesn't stick [when applied on some surface].
Conjugation
Conjugation of ловя́ (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, transitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | ловя́щ lovjášt |
лови́л lovíl |
ловя́л lovjál |
лове́н lovén |
лове́йки lovéjki | |
| definite subject form | ловя́щият lovjáštijat |
лови́лият lovílijat |
— | лове́ният lovénijat | |||
| definite object form | ловя́щия lovjáštija |
лови́лия lovílija |
— | лове́ния lovénija | |||
| feminine | indefinite | ловя́ща lovjášta |
лови́ла lovíla |
ловя́ла lovjála |
лове́на lovéna | ||
| definite | ловя́щата lovjáštata |
лови́лата lovílata |
— | лове́ната lovénata | |||
| neuter | indefinite | ловя́що lovjášto |
лови́ло lovílo |
ловя́ло lovjálo |
лове́но lovéno |
лове́не lovéne | |
| definite | ловя́щото lovjáštoto |
лови́лото lovíloto |
— | лове́ното lovénoto |
лове́нето lovéneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | ловя́щи lovjášti |
лови́ли lovíli |
лове́ли lovéli |
лове́ни lovéni |
лове́ния, лове́нета lovénija, lovéneta | |
| definite | ловя́щите lovjáštite |
лови́лите lovílite |
— | лове́ните lovénite |
лове́нията, лове́нетата lovénijata, lovénetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | ловя́ lovjá |
лови́ш lovíš |
лови́ loví |
лови́м lovím |
лови́те lovíte |
ловя́т lovját | |
| imperfect | ловя́х lovjáh |
лове́ше lovéše |
лове́ше lovéše |
ловя́хме lovjáhme |
ловя́хте lovjáhte |
ловя́ха lovjáha | |
| aorist | лови́х lovíh |
лови́ loví |
лови́ loví |
лови́хме lovíhme |
лови́хте lovíhte |
лови́ха lovíha | |
| 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 лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли 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 ловя́л m, ловя́ла f, ловя́ло n, or лове́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли 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 лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ловя́л m, ловя́ла f, ловя́ло n, or лове́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли 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 лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ловя́л m, ловя́ла f, ловя́ло n, or лове́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли 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 лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| лови́ loví |
лове́те lovéte |
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Derived terms
verbs
- вловя pf (vlovja), влавям impf (vlavjam)
- доловя pf (dolovja), долавям impf (dolavjam)
- заловя pf (zalovja), залавям impf (zalavjam)
- изловя pf (izlovja), излавям impf (izlavjam)
- наловя pf (nalovja), налавям impf (nalavjam)
- половя pf (polovja), полавям impf (polavjam)
- преловя pf (prelovja), прелавям impf (prelavjam)
- уловя pf (ulovja), улавям impf (ulavjam)
nouns
Related terms
References
- “ловя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ловя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “ловѭ́, -и́шь; -ви́лъ”, 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 18
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ловя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 451
- “ловити”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɫɐˈvʲa]
Participle
ловя́ • (lovjá)
- present adverbial imperfective participle of лови́ть (lovítʹ)