Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati. By surface analysis, игра (igra, game) +‎ -а́я (-ája).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [iˈɡrajɐ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

игра́я (igrája) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to play (games or sports)
    игра́я игра́ (transitive)igrája igráto play a game
    игра́я на дво́ра (intransitive)igrája na dvórato play on the courtyard
    игра́я с прия́тели (intransitive)igrája s prijátelito play with friends
  2. (transitive) to dance, to perform (a dance, choreography)
    Synonym: танцу́вам (tancúvam)
  3. (transitive) to perform/enact a role, to act, to play
    игра́я гла́вна ро́ляigrája glávna róljato play a leading role
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to twitch
    Око́то ми игра́е.
    Okóto mi igráe.
    My eye is twitching.
  5. (of a horse) to prance

Conjugation edit

Alternative forms edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • играя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • играя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Participle edit

игра́я (igrája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of игра́ть (igrátʹ)