броя
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brojiti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [broˈja̟]
Verb
броя́ • (brojá) impf
- (intransitive)
- to count
- Броя до десет и идвам.
- Broja do deset i idvam.
- I'll count to ten and then I'm off.
- to count
- (transitive or intransitive)
- to number (to possess or contain a number of people or things)
- София брои вече няколко милиона души.
- Sofija broi veče njakolko miliona duši.
- Sofia's population now numbers in the several millions.
- to number (to possess or contain a number of people or things)
- (transitive)
- to count (determine the number of)
- Synonym: преброя́вам (prebrojávam)
- Броя всичките необятни звездни в небето.
- Broja vsičkite neobjatni zvezdni v nebeto.
- I'm counting all the unfathomable stars in the sky.
- to pay in cash (брой)
- Брой парите де. Няма да те чакам до други ден.
- Broj parite de. Njama da te čakam do drugi den.
- Go on, pay up. I won't wait for you forever.
- (colloquial, with като) to consider, to count as
- Synonyms: счи́там (sčítam), смя́там (smjátam)
- Нашият град брои Турците като добри партньори.
- Našijat grad broi Turcite kato dobri partnjori.
- Our city considers the Turks good partners.
- (often negative) to account for
- Не броя такива възможности вече, просто защото ни ми стигат нервите.
- Ne broja takiva vǎzmožnosti veče, prosto zaštoto ni mi stigat nervite.
- I don't account for such possibilities anymore, simply because my nerves aren't enough for that.
- (archaic) to measure (length, time, etc.)
- броя време ― broja vreme ― to count time
- to have existed a given length of time
- Този парламент брои вече пет години, и скоро ще дойде нов.
- Tozi parlament broi veče pet godini, i skoro šte dojde nov.
- This parliament has existed for five years already, and soon there will come another.
- (colloquial) to inspect closely, or research deeply
- Кво ме броиш, бе?
- Kvo me broiš, be?
- What you lookin' so closely for, eh?
- to count (determine the number of)
Conjugation
Conjugation of броя́ (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 | броя́щ brojášt | брои́л broíl | броя́л brojál | брое́н broén | брое́йки broéjki | |
| definite subject form | броя́щият brojáštijat | брои́лият broílijat | — | брое́ният broénijat | |||
| definite object form | броя́щия brojáštija | брои́лия broílija | — | брое́ния broénija | |||
| feminine | indefinite | броя́ща brojášta | брои́ла broíla | броя́ла brojála | брое́на broéna | ||
| definite | броя́щата brojáštata | брои́лата broílata | — | брое́ната broénata | |||
| neuter | indefinite | броя́що brojášto | брои́ло broílo | броя́ло brojálo | брое́но broéno | брое́не broéne | |
| definite | броя́щото brojáštoto | брои́лото broíloto | — | брое́ното broénoto | брое́нето broéneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | броя́щи brojášti | брои́ли broíli | брое́ли broéli | брое́ни broéni | брое́ния, брое́нета broénija, broéneta | |
| definite | броя́щите brojáštite | брои́лите broílite | — | брое́ните broénite | брое́нията, брое́нетата broénijata, broénetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | броя́ brojá | брои́ш broíš | брои́ broí | брои́м broím | брои́те broíte | броя́т broját | |
| imperfect | броя́х brojáh | брое́ше broéše | брое́ше broéše | броя́хме brojáhme | броя́хте brojáhte | броя́ха brojáha | |
| aorist | брои́х broíh | брои́ broí | брои́ broí | брои́хме broíhme | брои́хте broíhte | брои́ха broíha | |
| 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 брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли 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 броя́л m, броя́ла f, броя́ло n, or брое́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли 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 брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and броя́л m, броя́ла f, броя́ло n, or брое́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли 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 брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and броя́л m, броя́ла f, броя́ло n, or брое́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли 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 брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| брой broj | бро́йте brójte | ||||||
Conjugation of броя́ (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, intransitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | броя́щ brojášt | брои́л broíl | броя́л brojál | — | брое́йки broéjki | |
| definite subject form | броя́щият brojáštijat | брои́лият broílijat | — | — | |||
| definite object form | броя́щия brojáštija | брои́лия broílija | — | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | броя́ща brojášta | брои́ла broíla | броя́ла brojála | — | ||
| definite | броя́щата brojáštata | брои́лата broílata | — | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | броя́що brojášto | брои́ло broílo | броя́ло brojálo | — | брое́не broéne | |
| definite | броя́щото brojáštoto | брои́лото broíloto | — | — | брое́нето broéneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | броя́щи brojášti | брои́ли broíli | брое́ли broéli | — | брое́ния, брое́нета broénija, broéneta | |
| definite | броя́щите brojáštite | брои́лите broílite | — | — | брое́нията, брое́нетата broénijata, broénetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | броя́ brojá | брои́ш broíš | брои́ broí | брои́м broím | брои́те broíte | броя́т broját | |
| imperfect | броя́х brojáh | брое́ше broéše | брое́ше broéše | броя́хме brojáhme | броя́хте brojáhte | броя́ха brojáha | |
| aorist | брои́х broíh | брои́ broí | брои́ broí | брои́хме broíhme | брои́хте broíhte | брои́ха broíha | |
| 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 брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли 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 броя́л m, броя́ла f, броя́ло n, or брое́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли 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 брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and броя́л m, броя́ла f, броя́ло n, or брое́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли 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 брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and броя́л m, броя́ла f, броя́ло n, or брое́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли 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 брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and брои́л m, брои́ла f, брои́ло n, or брои́ли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| брой broj | бро́йте brójte | ||||||
Proverbs
- броени дни бързо минават (broeni dni bǎrzo minavat, literally “numbered days end quickly”)
References
- броя in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- броя in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)