меня
See also: мена
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měniti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛˈnʲɤ̟]
Audio: (file)
Verb
меня́ • (menjá) first-singular present indicative, impf
Conjugation
Conjugation of меня́ (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 | меня́щ menjášt |
мени́л meníl |
меня́л menjál |
мене́н menén |
мене́йки menéjki | |
| definite subject form | меня́щият menjáštijat |
мени́лият menílijat |
— | мене́ният menénijat | |||
| definite object form | меня́щия menjáštija |
мени́лия menílija |
— | мене́ния menénija | |||
| feminine | indefinite | меня́ща menjášta |
мени́ла meníla |
меня́ла menjála |
мене́на menéna | ||
| definite | меня́щата menjáštata |
мени́лата menílata |
— | мене́ната menénata | |||
| neuter | indefinite | меня́що menjášto |
мени́ло menílo |
меня́ло menjálo |
мене́но menéno |
мене́не menéne | |
| definite | меня́щото menjáštoto |
мени́лото meníloto |
— | мене́ното menénoto |
мене́нето menéneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | меня́щи menjášti |
мени́ли meníli |
мене́ли menéli |
мене́ни menéni |
мене́ния, мене́нета menénija, menéneta | |
| definite | меня́щите menjáštite |
мени́лите menílite |
— | мене́ните menénite |
мене́нията, мене́нетата menénijata, menénetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | меня́ menjá |
мени́ш meníš |
мени́ mení |
мени́м mením |
мени́те meníte |
меня́т menját | |
| imperfect | меня́х menjáh |
мене́ше menéše |
мене́ше menéše |
меня́хме menjáhme |
меня́хте menjáhte |
меня́ха menjáha | |
| aorist | мени́х meníh |
мени́ mení |
мени́ mení |
мени́хме meníhme |
мени́хте meníhte |
мени́ха meníha | |
| 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 мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли 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 меня́л m, меня́ла f, меня́ло n, or мене́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли 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 мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and меня́л m, меня́ла f, меня́ло n, or мене́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли 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 мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and меня́л m, меня́ла f, меня́ло n, or мене́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли 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 мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| мени́ mení |
мене́те menéte |
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Conjugation of меня́ се (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, reflexive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | меня́щ се menjášt se |
мени́л се meníl se |
меня́л се menjál se |
— | мене́йки се menéjki se | |
| definite subject form | меня́щият се menjáštijat se |
мени́лият се menílijat se |
— | — | |||
| definite object form | меня́щия се menjáštija se |
мени́лия се menílija se |
— | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | меня́ща се menjášta se |
мени́ла се meníla se |
меня́ла се menjála se |
— | ||
| definite | меня́щата се menjáštata se |
мени́лата се menílata se |
— | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | меня́що се menjášto se |
мени́ло се menílo se |
меня́ло се menjálo se |
— | мене́не menéne | |
| definite | меня́щото се menjáštoto se |
мени́лото се meníloto se |
— | — | мене́нето menéneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | меня́щи се menjášti se |
мени́ли се meníli se |
мене́ли се menéli se |
— | мене́ния, мене́нета menénija, menéneta | |
| definite | меня́щите се menjáštite se |
мени́лите се menílite se |
— | — | мене́нията, мене́нетата menénijata, menénetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | меня́ се menjá se |
мени́ш се meníš se |
мени́ се mení se |
мени́м се mením se |
мени́те се meníte se |
меня́т се menját se | |
| imperfect | меня́х се menjáh se |
мене́ше се menéše se |
мене́ше се menéše se |
меня́хме се menjáhme se |
меня́хте се menjáhte se |
меня́ха се menjáha se | |
| aorist | мени́х се meníh se |
мени́ се mení se |
мени́ се mení se |
мени́хме се meníhme se |
мени́хте се meníhte se |
мени́ха се meníha se | |
| future | pos. | Use ще се followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да се followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да се followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се 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 меня́л се m, меня́ла се f, меня́ло се n, or мене́ли се pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да се and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and меня́л се m, меня́ла се f, меня́ло се n, or мене́ли се pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да се 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 мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and меня́л се m, меня́ла се f, меня́ло се n, or мене́ли се pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да се and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| мени́ се mení se |
мене́те се menéte se |
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Derived terms
verbs
- вменя pf (vmenja), вменявам impf (vmenjavam)
- заменя pf (zamenja), заменям impf (zamenjam)
- изменя pf (izmenja), изменям impf (izmenjam)
- обменя pf (obmenja), обменям impf (obmenjam)
- отменя pf (otmenja), отменям impf (otmenjam)
- подменя pf (podmenja), подменям impf (podmenjam)
- пременя се pf (premenja se), пременявам се impf (premenjavam se)
- променя pf (promenja), променям impf (promenjam)
- разменя pf (razmenja), разменям impf (razmenjam)
- сменя pf (smenja), сменям impf (smenjam)
- уменя pf (umenja), уменям impf (umenjam)
- меня́вам (menjávam), мену́вам (menúvam) (iterative)
- ме́нкам (ménkam) (semelfactive)
nouns
- (action/result noun) мена́ (mená)
- (action noun) мене́ж (menéž)
- (agent noun) мени́тел (menítel) (obsolete)
- (result noun) ме́нка (ménka)
References
- “меня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “меня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѣнѭ́, -и́шь; -ни́лъ”, 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 99
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “меня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 739
- “мѣнити”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Omok
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian меня (menja, “me”).
Pronoun
меня (menja)
References
- Ferdinand von Wrangel (1841) Прибавленія къ путешествію по сѣвернымъ берегамъ Сибири и Ледовитому Морю [Supplements to the adventure along the northern shores of Siberia and the Arctic Ocean] (in Russian), volume 2, Saint Petersburg, page 118
- Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 265
Russian
Alternative forms
- мя (mja) — archaic/liturgical and colloquial
Etymology
Perhaps from the blending of Old East Slavic мене (mene) and мѧ (mę), from Proto-Slavic *mene and *mę, respectively.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲɪˈnʲa]
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Pronoun
меня́ • (menjá)
Declension
| singular | plural | reflexive | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||||||
| m | n | f | |||||||||
| nominative | я (ja) |
ты (ty) |
он (on) |
оно́ (onó) |
она́ (oná) |
мы (my) |
вы (vy) |
они́ 1 (oní) |
— | ||
| genitive | меня́ (menjá) |
тебя́ (tebjá) |
его́ 2, него́ 2 3 (jevó, nevó) |
её 4, неё 3 4 (jejó, nejó) |
нас (nas) |
вас (vas) |
их, них 3 (ix, nix) |
себя́ (sebjá) | |||
| dative | мне (mne) |
тебе́ (tebé) |
ему́, нему́ 3 (jemú, nemú) |
ей, ней 3 (jej, nej) |
нам (nam) |
вам (vam) |
им, ним 3 (im, nim) |
себе́ (sebé) | |||
| accusative | меня́ (menjá) |
тебя́ (tebjá) |
его́ 2, него́ 2 3 (jevó, nevó) |
её, неё 3 (jejó, nejó) |
нас (nas) |
вас (vas) |
их, них 3 (ix, nix) |
себя́ (sebjá) | |||
| instrumental | мной, мно́ю 5 (mnoj, mnóju) |
тобо́й, тобо́ю 5 (tobój, tobóju) |
им, ним 3 (im, nim) |
ей, ней 3, е́ю 5, не́ю 3 5 (jej, nej, jéju, néju) |
на́ми (námi) |
ва́ми (vámi) |
и́ми, ни́ми 3 (ími, ními) |
собо́й, собо́ю 5 (sobój, sobóju) | |||
| prepositional 6 | мне (mne) |
тебе́ (tebé) |
нём 3 (njom) |
ней 3 (nej) |
нас (nas) |
вас (vas) |
них 3 (nix) |
себе́ (sebé) | |||
- Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné).
- The letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
- The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
- Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
- Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
- The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.
| singular | plural | reflexive | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||||||
| m | n | f | m / n | f | ||||||||
| nominative | я (ja) |
ты (ty) |
онъ (on) |
оно́ (onó) |
она́ (oná) |
мы (my) |
вы (vy) |
они́ (oní) |
онѣ́ (oně́) |
— | ||
| genitive | меня́ (menjá) |
тебя́ (tebjá) |
его́ 1, него́ 1 2 (jevó, nevó) |
ея́ 3, нея́ 2 3 (jejá, nejá) |
насъ (nas) |
васъ (vas) |
ихъ, нихъ 2 (ix, nix) |
себя́ (sebjá) | ||||
| dative | мнѣ (mně) |
тебѣ́ (tebě́) |
ему́, нему́ 2 (jemú, nemú) |
ей, ней 2 (jej, nej) |
намъ (nam) |
вамъ (vam) |
имъ, нимъ 2 (im, nim) |
себѣ́ (sebě́) | ||||
| accusative | меня́ (menjá) |
тебя́ (tebjá) |
его́ 1, него́ 1 2 (jevó, nevó) |
её, неё 2 (jejó, nejó) |
насъ (nas) |
васъ (vas) |
ихъ, нихъ 2 (ix, nix) |
себя́ (sebjá) | ||||
| instrumental | мной, мно́ю 4 (mnoj, mnóju) |
тобо́й, тобо́ю 4 (tobój, tobóju) |
имъ, нимъ 2 (im, nim) |
ей, ней 2, е́ю 4, не́ю 2 4 (jej, nej, jéju, néju) |
на́ми (námi) |
ва́ми (vámi) |
и́ми, ни́ми 2 (ími, ními) |
собо́й, собо́ю 4 (sobój, sobóju) | ||||
| prepositional5 | мнѣ (mně) |
тебѣ́ (tebě́) |
нёмъ 2 (njom) |
ней 2 (nej) |
насъ (nas) |
васъ (vas) |
нихъ 2 (nix) |
себѣ́ (sebě́) | ||||
- Letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
- The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
- Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
- Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
- The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.
Descendants
- → Omok: меня (menja)