Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Fossilized past active participle of вървя́ (vǎrvjá, to walk, to run) +‎ -евш (-evš).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [vɐrˈvʲa̟fʃ]
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Adjective edit

вървя́вш (vǎrvjávš)

  1. (dated) formerly running
    вървя́вш автомоби́лvǎrvjávš avtomobílformerly running automobile

Usage notes edit

Exists only theoretically, for example, to form oxymorons (with comical or paradoxical nature):

Немските коли имат две състояния – вървящи и невървящи. Съветските имат само едно – перманентно вървявши.
Nemskite koli imat dve sǎstojanija – vǎrvjašti i nevǎrvjašti. Sǎvetskite imat samo edno – permanentno vǎrvjavši.
The German cars have two states – functional and non-functional. The Soviet cars have only one – permanently formerly functional.

The standard way to say formerly running is някога вървящ.

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