Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

from ка́жа (káža) +‎ -вам (-vam, imperfective suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkazvɐm]
  • Hyphenation(key): каз‧вам
  • (file)

Verb edit

ка́звам (kázvam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ка́жа)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to say, to tell
    ка́звам моли́тва
    kázvam molítva
    to say a prayer
    Си́гурен ли си, че ка́зваш и́стината?
    Síguren li si, če kázvaš ístinata?
    Are you sure you’re telling the truth?
    Прави́ какво́то ти ка́звам!
    Praví kakvóto ti kázvam!
    Do what I tell you!
  2. (reflexive with се) to be called
    как се ка́зваш? (informal)
    kak se kázvaš?
    what's your name?

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References edit

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