значи
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
See зна́ча (znáča).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
зна́чи • (znáči) third-singular present indicative, impf (impersonal)
- (impersonal) so, therefore (literally, "it means")
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of зна́чи (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, intransitive, impersonal)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | — | — | — | — | зна́чейки znáčejki | |
| definite subject form | — | — | — | — | |||
| definite object form | — | — | — | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | — | — | — | — | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | зна́чещо znáčešto |
зна́чило, значи́ло1 znáčilo, značílo1 |
зна́чело znáčelo |
— | зна́чене znáčene | |
| definite | зна́чещото znáčeštoto |
зна́чилото, значи́лото1 znáčiloto, značíloto1 |
— | — | зна́ченето znáčeneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | — | — | — | — | зна́чения, зна́ченета znáčenija, znáčeneta | |
| definite | — | — | — | — | зна́ченията, зна́ченетата znáčenijata, znáčenetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | — | — | зна́чи znáči |
— | — | — | |
| imperfect | — | — | зна́чеше znáčeše |
— | — | — | |
| aorist | — | — | зна́чи, значи́1 znáči, značí1 |
— | — | — | |
| 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 зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| 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 зна́чело | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| 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 зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and зна́чело | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| 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 зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and зна́чело | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| 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 зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and зна́чило/значи́ло1 | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and зна́чило/значи́ло1 | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| — | — | ||||||
1Dialectally marked.
Adverb edit
зна́чи • (znáči) (not comparable)
- then (a filler word to emphasize a thought)
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *značiti.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
значи • (znači) (not comparable)
- so, thus, in other words
- Значи залудно сме мачеле досега.
- Znači zaludno sme mačele dosega.
- So we've been toiling in vain all along.
- An adverb of emphasis.
- Значи веќе не сакам да те гледам.
- Znači veḱe ne sakam da te gledam.
- I really don't want to see you again.
Usage notes edit
- This word is often used to summarize previous information as well as introduce new topics, much like Italian allora.
Verb edit
значи • (znači) third-singular present, impf (no perfective)
- (transitive, stative) to mean, signify
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of значи (imperfective, present in -и)
| l-participles | imperfect | aorist | non-finite forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | значел | — | adjectival participle | — | ||
| feminine | значела | — | adverbial participle | значејќи | ||
| neuter | значело | — | verbal noun | значење | ||
| plural | значеле | — | perfect participle | значено | ||
| present | imperfect | aorist | imperative | |||
| 1st singular | значам | значев | — | — | ||
| 2nd singular | значиш | значеше | — | значи | ||
| 3rd singular | значи | значеше | — | — | ||
| 1st plural | значиме | значевме | — | — | ||
| 2nd plural | значите | значевте | — | значете | ||
| 3rd plural | значат | значеа | — | — | ||
| Compound tenses | ||||||
| perfect | сум значел | present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-perfect | имам значено | present of има + perfect participle | ||||
| pluperfect | бев значел | imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-pluperfect | имав значено | imperfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| има-perfect reported | сум имал значено | perfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future | ќе значам | ќе + present | ||||
| има-future | ќе имам значено | future of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future in the past | ќе значев | ќе + imperfect | ||||
| има-future in the past | ќе имав значено | future in the past of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future reported | ќе сум значел | ќе + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-future reported | ќе сум имал значено | future reported of има + perfect participle | ||||
| conditional | би значел | би + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-conditional | би имал значено | conditional of има + perfect participle | ||||