любя

See also: луба, љуба, and Люба

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľubiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲu̟bʲɐ]

Verb

лю́бя • (ljúbja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive) to love, to be fond of
2. (reflexive with се) to make love

Conjugation

    Conjugation of лю́бя (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	лю́бещ ljúbešt	лю́бил, люби́л1 ljúbil, ljubíl1	лю́бел ljúbel	лю́бен ljúben		лю́бейки ljúbejki
	definite subject form	лю́бещият ljúbeštijat	лю́билият, люби́лият1 ljúbilijat, ljubílijat1	—	лю́беният ljúbenijat
	definite object form	лю́бещия ljúbeštija	лю́билия, люби́лия1 ljúbilija, ljubílija1	—	лю́бения ljúbenija
feminine	indefinite	лю́беща ljúbešta	лю́била, люби́ла1 ljúbila, ljubíla1	лю́бела ljúbela	лю́бена ljúbena
	definite	лю́бещата ljúbeštata	лю́билата, люби́лата1 ljúbilata, ljubílata1	—	лю́бената ljúbenata
neuter	indefinite	лю́бещо ljúbešto	лю́било, люби́ло1 ljúbilo, ljubílo1	лю́бело ljúbelo	лю́бено ljúbeno	лю́бене ljúbene
	definite	лю́бещото ljúbeštoto	лю́билото, люби́лото1 ljúbiloto, ljubíloto1	—	лю́беното ljúbenoto	лю́бенето ljúbeneto
plural	indefinite	лю́бещи ljúbešti	лю́били, люби́ли1 ljúbili, ljubíli1	лю́бели ljúbeli	лю́бени ljúbeni	лю́бения, лю́бенета ljúbenija, ljúbeneta
	definite	лю́бещите ljúbeštite	лю́билите, люби́лите1 ljúbilite, ljubílite1	—	лю́бените ljúbenite	лю́бенията, лю́бенетата ljúbenijata, ljúbenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		лю́бя ljúbja	лю́биш ljúbiš	лю́би ljúbi	лю́бим ljúbim	лю́бите ljúbite	лю́бят ljúbjat
imperfect		лю́бех ljúbeh	лю́беше ljúbeše	лю́беше ljúbeše	лю́бехме ljúbehme	лю́бехте ljúbehte	лю́беха ljúbeha
aorist		лю́бих, люби́х1 ljúbih, ljubíh1	лю́би, люби́1 ljúbi, ljubí1	лю́би, люби́1 ljúbi, ljubí1	лю́бихме, люби́хме1 ljúbihme, ljubíhme1	лю́бихте, люби́хте1 ljúbihte, ljubíhte1	лю́биха, люби́ха1 ljúbiha, ljubíha1
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 лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 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 лю́бел m, лю́бела f, лю́бело n, or лю́бели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 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 лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and лю́бел m, лю́бела f, лю́бело n, or лю́бели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 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 лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and лю́бел m, лю́бела f, лю́бело n, or лю́бели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 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 лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and лю́бил/люби́л1 m, лю́била/люби́ла1 f, лю́било/люби́ло1 n, or лю́били/люби́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			люби́ ljubí			любе́те ljubéte

¹Dialectally marked.

Alternative forms

• ли́бя (líbja) — dialectal/colloquial

Derived terms

verbs

• влюбя се pf (vljubja se), влюбвам се impf (vljubvam se)
• възлюбя pf (vǎzljubja), възлюбвам impf (vǎzljubvam)
• залюбя pf (zaljubja), залюбвам impf (zaljubvam)
• излюбя pf (izljubja), излюбвам impf (izljubvam)
• налюбя pf (naljubja), налюбвам impf (naljubvam)
• облюбя pf (obljubja), облюбвам impf (obljubvam)
• отлюбя pf (otljubja), отлюбвам impf (otljubvam)
• полюбя pf (poljubja), полюбвам impf (poljubvam)
• разлюбя pf (razljubja), разлюбвам impf (razljubvam)

 

nouns

• (agent noun) люби́тел (ljubítel)
• любоде́й m (ljubodéj)
• любоде́йка f (ljubodéjka)
• прелю́бие (preljúbie) (poetic)
• слю́бник m (sljúbnik)
• слю́бница f (sljúbnica)

 

adjectives

• лю́бен (ljúben)
• любе́зен (ljubézen)
• люби́в (ljubív)
• люби́м (ljubím)
• любя́щ (ljubjášt)

 

Related terms

• люб (ljub, “amiable”)
• любо́в (ljubóv, “love”)

References

• “любя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “любя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “лю́бѭ, -ишь; -би́лъ”, 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 35
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “любя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 574
• “люубити”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲʉˈbʲa]

Participle

любя́ • (ljubjá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of люби́ть (ljubítʹ)