летя

See also: лета

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letěti (ě/i-conjugation), *lětati (a-conjugation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛˈtʲɤ̟] (lemma)
• IPA^(key): [lɛˈtʲa̟] (aorist)

Verb

летя́ • (letjá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ле́тна)

1. (intransitive) to fly, soar, to float (in the air)
2. (figuratively) to move at high speed, to tear, to race, to sweep (along)
3. (impersonal, dialectal) rains, drops

   лети дъжд ― leti dǎžd ― it rains

Conjugation

    Conjugation of летя́ (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	летя́щ letjášt	летя́л letjál	летя́л letjál	—		лете́йки letéjki
	definite subject form	летя́щият letjáštijat	лете́лият letélijat	—	—
	definite object form	летя́щия letjáštija	лете́лия letélija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	летя́ща letjášta	летя́ла letjála	летя́ла letjála	—
	definite	летя́щата letjáštata	летя́лата letjálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	летя́що letjášto	летя́ло letjálo	летя́ло letjálo	—	лете́не leténe
	definite	летя́щото letjáštoto	летя́лото letjáloto	—	—	лете́нето leténeto
plural	indefinite	летя́щи letjášti	лете́ли letéli	лете́ли letéli	—	лете́ния, лете́нета leténija, leténeta
	definite	летя́щите letjáštite	лете́лите letélite	—	—	лете́нията, лете́нетата leténijata, leténetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		летя́ letjá	лети́ш letíš	лети́ letí	лети́м letím	лети́те letíte	летя́т letját
imperfect		летя́х letjáh	лете́ше letéše	лете́ше letéše	летя́хме letjáhme	летя́хте letjáhte	летя́ха letjáha
aorist		летя́х letjáh	летя́ letjá	летя́ letjá	летя́хме letjáhme	летя́хте letjáhte	летя́ха letjáha
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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли 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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли 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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли 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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли 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 летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and летя́л m, летя́ла f, летя́ло n, or лете́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			лети́ letí			лете́те letéte

Alternative forms

• (dialectal) ля́там (ljátam) (long grade)

Derived terms

verbs

• влетя pf (vletja), влитам impf (vlitam), влетявам impf (vletjavam)
• връхлетя pf (vrǎhletja), връхлитам impf (vrǎhlitam), връхлетявам impf (vrǎhletjavam)
• долетя pf (doletja), долитам impf (dolitam), долетявам impf (doletjavam)
• залетя pf (zaletja), залитам impf (zalitam), залетявам impf (zaletjavam)
• излетя pf (izletja), излитам impf (izlitam), излетявам impf (izletjavam)
• налетя pf (naletja), налитам impf (nalitam), налетявам impf (naletjavam)
• облетя pf (obletja), облитам impf (oblitam), облетявам impf (obletjavam)
• отлетя pf (otletja), отлитам impf (otlitam), отлетявам impf (otletjavam)
• полетя pf (poletja), политам impf (politam), полетявам impf (poletjavam)
• прелетя pf (preletja), прелитам impf (prelitam), прелетявам impf (preletjavam)
• сполетя pf (spoletja), сполитам impf (spolitam), сполетявам impf (spoletjavam)
• улетя pf (uletja), улитам impf (ulitam), улетявам impf (uletjavam)

 

nouns

• ле́тка (létka) (dialectal)
• лет (let) (dialectal, in compounds)
• (instrumental noun) лета́ло (letálo)
• (agent noun) лета́тел (letátel)
• (action noun) лете́ж (letéž)
• (agent noun) лете́ц (letéc)
• лети́ще (letíšte)
• лету́га (letúga) (dialectal)

 

adjectives

• ле́тлив (létliv)
• лета́телен (letátelen)

 

Verb

летя́ • (letjá)

1. second/third-person singular aorist indicative of летя́ (letjá)

References

• “летя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “летя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “лѣтѭ́, -и́шь; -тѣ́лъ (да лѣ́тнѫ, лѣ́тнувамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 33
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “летя, литвам, литна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 375
• “летѣти”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Anagrams

• тлея (tleja)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈtʲa]

Participle

летя́ • (letjá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of лете́ть (letétʹ)