Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *značiti. By surface analysis, знак (znak) +‎ (-a).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈznat͡ʃɐ]
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Verb

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зна́ча (znáča) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. to mean, to signify
    какво́ зна́чи XX?
    kakvó znáči XX?
    what does XX mean?
  2. to mean, to be of importance, to matter
    тя зна́чи мно́го за мен
    tja znáči mnógo za men
    she means a lot to me
  3. (impersonal) so, therefore (literally, "it means")
    врата́та е отклю́чена, зна́чи той тря́бва да е у дома́
    vratáta e otkljúčena, znáči toj trjábva da e u domá
    the door is unlocked, which means he must be home

Conjugation

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Russian

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Participle

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зна́ча (znáča)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of зна́чить (znáčitʹ)