мекам
Bulgarian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, equivalent to ме-е-е (me-e-e) + -кам (-kam)
Verb
ме́кам • (mékam) first-singular present indicative, impf
- (intransitive) to bleat, to bellow meh!
- (intransitive) to cry, to wail (of a young animal or of a spoiled child)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ме́кам (conjugation 3, imperfective, intransitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | ме́кащ mékašt |
ме́кал, мека́л1 mékal, mekál1 |
ме́кал mékal |
— | ме́кайки mékajki | |
| definite subject form | ме́кащият mékaštijat |
ме́калият, мека́лият1 mékalijat, mekálijat1 |
— | — | |||
| definite object form | ме́кащия mékaštija |
ме́калия, мека́лия1 mékalija, mekálija1 |
— | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | ме́каща mékašta |
ме́кала, мека́ла1 mékala, mekála1 |
ме́кала mékala |
— | ||
| definite | ме́кащата mékaštata |
ме́калата, мека́лата1 mékalata, mekálata1 |
— | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | ме́кащо mékašto |
ме́кало, мека́ло1 mékalo, mekálo1 |
ме́кало mékalo |
— | ме́кане mékane | |
| definite | ме́кащото mékaštoto |
ме́калото, мека́лото1 mékaloto, mekáloto1 |
— | — | ме́кането mékaneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | ме́кащи mékašti |
ме́кали, мека́ли1 mékali, mekáli1 |
ме́кали mékali |
— | ме́кания, ме́канета mékanija, mékaneta | |
| definite | ме́кащите mékaštite |
ме́калите, мека́лите1 mékalite, mekálite1 |
— | — | ме́канията, ме́канетата mékanijata, mékanetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | ме́кам mékam |
ме́каш mékaš |
ме́ка méka |
ме́каме mékame |
ме́кате mékate |
ме́кат mékat | |
| imperfect | ме́ках mékah |
ме́каше mékaše |
ме́каше mékaše |
ме́кахме mékahme |
ме́кахте mékahte |
ме́каха mékaha | |
| aorist | ме́ках, мека́х1 mékah, mekáh1 |
ме́ка, мека́1 méka, meká1 |
ме́ка, мека́1 méka, meká1 |
ме́кахме, мека́хме1 mékahme, mekáhme1 |
ме́кахте, мека́хте1 mékahte, mekáhte1 |
ме́каха, мека́ха1 mékaha, mekáha1 | |
| 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 ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 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 ме́кал m, ме́кала f, ме́кало n, or ме́кали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 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 ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ме́кал m, ме́кала f, ме́кало n, or ме́кали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 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 ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ме́кал m, ме́кала f, ме́кало n, or ме́кали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 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 ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and ме́кал/мека́л1 m, ме́кала/мека́ла1 f, ме́кало/мека́ло1 n, or ме́кали/мека́ли1 pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| ме́кай mékaj |
ме́кайте mékajte |
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1Dialectally marked.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
nouns
- (agent noun) мека́ло (mekálo)
- (resultant noun) ме́кот (mékot)
See also
- на́мек (námek, “insinuation”) (Russian borrowing, of homophonous root)
References
- “мекам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѧ́камь (мѧ́квамь, да мѧ́кнѫ, мѧ́кнувамь)”, 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 109
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мекам, мекна, мекнувам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 720