božati
Slovene
Etymology
A reduction of ubọ̑žati (“to call someone a pitiful man”), from ubọ̑g (“pitiful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bóːʒati/
Verb
bọ̑žati impf
- (transitive) to stroke, to caress
- Synonyms: bọ̑žkati, gláditi
- (transitive, literary) to cause an enjoyable feeling[→SSKJ]
- Sončni žarki so jo božali po licih. ― Sunrays have been shining on her cheeks.
Conjugation
Class III, accentual type I (accent is not directly before the endings), imperfective
Infinitive bọ̑žati (a-ti), l-participle bọ̑žał
| Long infinitive (usually only written, except in very formal contexts) | bọ̑žati | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short infinitive (in spoken formal language, colloquial) | bọ̑žat | ||
| Supine | bọ̑žat | ||
| l-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | bọ̑žał | bọ̑žala | bọ̑žalo |
| dual | bọ̑žala | bọ̑žali | bọ̑žali |
| plural | bọ̑žali | bọ̑žale | bọ̑žala |
| n-/t-participle (passive participle) | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | bọ̑žan | bọ̑žana | bọ̑žano |
| dual | bọ̑žana | bọ̑žani | bọ̑žani |
| plural | bọ̑žani | bọ̑žane | bọ̑žana |
| š-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | – | – | – |
| dual | – | – | – |
| plural | – | – | – |
| adverbial š-participle | – | ||
| True gerund | bọ̑žanje | ||
| Objectified gerund | – | ||
Present stem bọ̑žam (a-m)
| Present indicative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | bọ̑žam | bọ̑žava, bọ̑žama | bọ̑žamo |
| 2nd person | bọ̑žaš | bọ̑žata, bọ̑žasta | bọ̑žate, bọ̑žaste |
| 3rd person | bọ̑ža | bọ̑žata, bọ̑žasta | bọ̑žajo |
| Imperative | |||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | bọ̑žaj | bọ̑žajva, bọ̑žajma | bọ̑žajmo |
| 2nd person | bọ̑žaj | bọ̑žajta | bọ̑žajte |
| 3rd person | bọ̑žaj | bọ̑žajta | – |
| č-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | bọ̑žajọ̄č | bọ̑žajọ́ča | bọ̑žajọ́če |
| dual | bọ̑žajọ́ča | bọ̑žajọ́či | bọ̑žajọ́či |
| plural | bọ̑žajọ́či | bọ̑žajọ́če | bọ̑žajọ́ča |
| adverbial participles | |||
| č-participle | bọ̑žajọ̄č | ||
| e-participle | božȃje | ||
Derived terms
- izbọ̑žati
- pobọ̑žati
Further reading
- “božati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “božati”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references