уважаем
Bulgarian
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Russian уважа́емый (uvažájemyj). Formally a present passive participle of a ja-conjugation verb (see Russian уважа́ть (uvažátʹ)), related to Bulgarian ува́жа (uváža, “to honour”) + -аем (-aem).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ovɐˈʒa̟ɛm]
Adjective
уважа́ем • (uvažáem)
Usage notes
This adjective has become the standard in etiquette to address a person:
- уважа́еми господи́не ― uvažáemi gospodíne ― your honour (addressing a man)
- уважа́ема госпо́жо ― uvažáema gospóžo ― your honour (addressing a woman)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | уважа́ем uvažáem |
уважа́ема uvažáema |
уважа́емо uvažáemo |
уважа́еми uvažáemi |
| definite (subject form) |
уважа́емият uvažáemijat |
уважа́емата uvažáemata |
уважа́емото uvažáemoto |
уважа́емите uvažáemite |
| definite (object form) |
уважа́емия uvažáemija | |||
| extended (vocative form) |
уважа́еми, уважа́емий1 uvažáemi, uvažáemij1 | |||
1Archaic.
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | по́-уважа́ем pó-uvažáem |
по́-уважа́ема pó-uvažáema |
по́-уважа́емо pó-uvažáemo |
по́-уважа́еми pó-uvažáemi |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-уважа́емият pó-uvažáemijat |
по́-уважа́емата pó-uvažáemata |
по́-уважа́емото pó-uvažáemoto |
по́-уважа́емите pó-uvažáemite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-уважа́емия pó-uvažáemija | |||
| extended (vocative form) |
по́-уважа́еми, по́-уважа́емий1 pó-uvažáemi, pó-uvažáemij1 | |||
1Archaic.
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | на́й-уважа́ем náj-uvažáem |
на́й-уважа́ема náj-uvažáema |
на́й-уважа́емо náj-uvažáemo |
на́й-уважа́еми náj-uvažáemi |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-уважа́емият náj-uvažáemijat |
на́й-уважа́емата náj-uvažáemata |
на́й-уважа́емото náj-uvažáemoto |
на́й-уважа́емите náj-uvažáemite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-уважа́емия náj-uvažáemija | |||
| extended (vocative form) |
на́й-уважа́еми, на́й-уважа́емий1 náj-uvažáemi, náj-uvažáemij1 | |||
1Archaic.
Related terms
References
- “уважаем”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “уважаем”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊvɐˈʐa(j)ɪm]
Etymology 1
Adjective
уважа́ем • (uvažájem)
- short masculine singular of уважа́емый (uvažájemyj)
Etymology 2
Verb
уважа́ем • (uvažájem)
- first-person plural present indicative imperfective of уважа́ть (uvažátʹ)