жаждя

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žęděti (ě/i-conj.), parallel to synonymous Bulgarian жаду́вам (žadúvam), же́дам (žédam). In some dialects levelled out as pure i-conjugation (as if from *žęďiti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒa̟ʒdʲɐ]

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Verb

жа́ждя or жаждя́ • (žáždja or žaždjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive, dialectal) to crave, to yearn, to long for, to dream about

   Synonyms: блену́вам (blenúvam), въжделе́я (vǎždeléja)

Conjugation

Historically:

    Conjugation of жаждя́ (conjugation 2.2, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	жаждя́щ žaždjášt	жаждя́л žaždjál	жаждя́л žaždjál	—		жажде́йки žaždéjki
	definite subject form	жаждя́щият žaždjáštijat	жажде́лият žaždélijat	—	—
	definite object form	жаждя́щия žaždjáštija	жажде́лия žaždélija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	жаждя́ща žaždjášta	жаждя́ла žaždjála	жаждя́ла žaždjála	—
	definite	жаждя́щата žaždjáštata	жаждя́лата žaždjálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	жаждя́що žaždjášto	жаждя́ло žaždjálo	жаждя́ло žaždjálo	—	жажде́не žaždéne
	definite	жаждя́щото žaždjáštoto	жаждя́лото žaždjáloto	—	—	жажде́нето žaždéneto
plural	indefinite	жаждя́щи žaždjášti	жажде́ли žaždéli	жажде́ли žaždéli	—	жажде́ния, жажде́нета žaždénija, žaždéneta
	definite	жаждя́щите žaždjáštite	жажде́лите žaždélite	—	—	жажде́нията, жажде́нетата žaždénijata, žaždénetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		жаждя́ žaždjá	жажди́ш žaždíš	жажди́ žaždí	жажди́м žaždím	жажди́те žaždíte	жаждя́т žaždját
imperfect		жаждя́х žaždjáh	жажде́ше žaždéše	жажде́ше žaždéše	жаждя́хме žaždjáhme	жаждя́хте žaždjáhte	жаждя́ха žaždjáha
aorist		жаждя́х žaždjáh	жаждя́ žaždjá	жаждя́ žaždjá	жаждя́хме žaždjáhme	жаждя́хте žaždjáhte	жаждя́ха žaždjáha
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 жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли 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 жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли 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 жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли 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 жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли 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 жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and жаждя́л m, жаждя́ла f, жаждя́ло n, or жажде́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			жажди́ žaždí			жажде́те žaždéte

In some modern dialects:

    Conjugation of жа́ждя (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	жа́ждещ žáždešt	жа́ждил, жажди́л1 žáždil, žaždíl1	жа́ждел žáždel	—		жа́ждейки žáždejki
	definite subject form	жа́ждещият žáždeštijat	жа́ждилият, жажди́лият1 žáždilijat, žaždílijat1	—	—
	definite object form	жа́ждещия žáždeštija	жа́ждилия, жажди́лия1 žáždilija, žaždílija1	—	—
feminine	indefinite	жа́ждеща žáždešta	жа́ждила, жажди́ла1 žáždila, žaždíla1	жа́ждела žáždela	—
	definite	жа́ждещата žáždeštata	жа́ждилата, жажди́лата1 žáždilata, žaždílata1	—	—
neuter	indefinite	жа́ждещо žáždešto	жа́ждило, жажди́ло1 žáždilo, žaždílo1	жа́ждело žáždelo	—	жа́ждене žáždene
	definite	жа́ждещото žáždeštoto	жа́ждилото, жажди́лото1 žáždiloto, žaždíloto1	—	—	жа́жденето žáždeneto
plural	indefinite	жа́ждещи žáždešti	жа́ждили, жажди́ли1 žáždili, žaždíli1	жа́ждели žáždeli	—	жа́ждения, жа́жденета žáždenija, žáždeneta
	definite	жа́ждещите žáždeštite	жа́ждилите, жажди́лите1 žáždilite, žaždílite1	—	—	жа́жденията, жа́жденетата žáždenijata, žáždenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		жа́ждя žáždja	жа́ждиш žáždiš	жа́жди žáždi	жа́ждим žáždim	жа́ждите žáždite	жа́ждят žáždjat
imperfect		жа́ждех žáždeh	жа́ждеше žáždeše	жа́ждеше žáždeše	жа́ждехме žáždehme	жа́ждехте žáždehte	жа́ждеха žáždeha
aorist		жа́ждих, жажди́х1 žáždih, žaždíh1	жа́жди, жажди́1 žáždi, žaždí1	жа́жди, жажди́1 žáždi, žaždí1	жа́ждихме, жажди́хме1 žáždihme, žaždíhme1	жа́ждихте, жажди́хте1 žáždihte, žaždíhte1	жа́ждиха, жажди́ха1 žáždiha, žaždíha1
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 жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 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 жа́ждел m, жа́ждела f, жа́ждело n, or жа́ждели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 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 жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and жа́ждел m, жа́ждела f, жа́ждело n, or жа́ждели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 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 жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and жа́ждел m, жа́ждела f, жа́ждело n, or жа́ждели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 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 жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and жа́ждил/жажди́л1 m, жа́ждила/жажди́ла1 f, жа́ждило/жажди́ло1 n, or жа́ждили/жажди́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			жажди́ žaždí			жажде́те žaždéte

¹Dialectally marked.

Alternative forms

• же́дя (žédja) — dated
• жа́ждам (žáždam) — dialectal

Related terms

• жа́жда (žážda), жа́дост (žádost, “thirst”)
• жад (žad, “craving”) (dialectal)
  • жа́дя (žádja, “to cause thirst, desire”) (dialectal)
  • жаду́вам (žadúvam, “to crave”)

References

• “жаждя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• жѧдѣти in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"