See also: вода

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *voditi.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɔdʲɐ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

во́дя (vódja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective во́ждам)

  1. (transitive) to conduct, to direct
  2. (transitive) to make/cause something to go/follow along
  3. (intransitive) to lead
    той води в надпреварата
    toj vodi v nadprevarata
    he leads in the competition
  4. (transitive) to lead, to guide
    овчарят води стадото към
    ovčarjat vodi stadoto kǎm
    the shepherd guides the herd towards
  5. (reflexive with се) to follow, to imitate [+ по (object)]
    водя се по него
    vodja se po nego
    I follow him (his conduct/his example)
    водя се по това правило
    vodja se po tova pravilo
    I follow this rule

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References edit

  • водя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “водя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 170

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Participle edit

водя́ (vodjá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of води́ть (vodítʹ)