мечтая

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьčьtati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛt͡ʃˈtajɐ]

Verb

мечта́я • (mečtája) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive) to dream, to fantasize

   Synonym: блену́вам (blenúvam)

2. (intransitive, transitive) to dream of, to hope for, to yearn for

   Synonyms: надя́вам се (nadjávam se), копне́я (kopnéja), жела́я (želája)

   мечта́я невъзмо́жни неща́ (transitive)

   mečtája nevǎzmóžni neštá

   to yearn impossible things

   мечта́я да запо́чна со́бствен би́знес (intransitive)

   mečtája da zapóčna sóbstven bíznes

   to dream of starting one's own business

3. (reflexive with си) to wish for oneself

Conjugation

    Conjugation of мечта́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	мечта́ещ mečtáešt	мечта́л mečtál	мечта́ел mečtáel	—		мечта́ейки mečtáejki
	definite subject form	мечта́ещият mečtáeštijat	мечта́лият mečtálijat	—	—
	definite object form	мечта́ещия mečtáeštija	мечта́лия mečtálija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	мечта́еща mečtáešta	мечта́ла mečtála	мечта́ела mečtáela	—
	definite	мечта́ещата mečtáeštata	мечта́лата mečtálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	мечта́ещо mečtáešto	мечта́ло mečtálo	мечта́ело mečtáelo	—	мечта́не mečtáne
	definite	мечта́ещото mečtáeštoto	мечта́лото mečtáloto	—	—	мечта́нето mečtáneto
plural	indefinite	мечта́ещи mečtáešti	мечта́ли mečtáli	мечта́ели mečtáeli	—	мечта́ния, мечта́нета mečtánija, mečtáneta
	definite	мечта́ещите mečtáeštite	мечта́лите mečtálite	—	—	мечта́нията, мечта́нетата mečtánijata, mečtánetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		мечта́я mečtája	мечта́еш mečtáeš	мечта́е mečtáe	мечта́ем mečtáem	мечта́ете mečtáete	мечта́ят mečtájat
imperfect		мечта́ех mečtáeh	мечта́еше mečtáeše	мечта́еше mečtáeše	мечта́ехме mečtáehme	мечта́ехте mečtáehte	мечта́еха mečtáeha
aorist		мечта́х mečtáh	мечта́ mečtá	мечта́ mečtá	мечта́хме mečtáhme	мечта́хте mečtáhte	мечта́ха mečtáha
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 мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли 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 мечта́ел m, мечта́ела f, мечта́ело n, or мечта́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли 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 мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and мечта́ел m, мечта́ела f, мечта́ело n, or мечта́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли 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 мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мечта́ел m, мечта́ела f, мечта́ело n, or мечта́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли 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 мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			мечта́й mečtáj			мечта́йте mečtájte

    Conjugation of мечта́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	мечта́ещ mečtáešt	мечта́л mečtál	мечта́ел mečtáel	мечта́н mečtán		мечта́ейки mečtáejki
	definite subject form	мечта́ещият mečtáeštijat	мечта́лият mečtálijat	—	мечта́ният mečtánijat
	definite object form	мечта́ещия mečtáeštija	мечта́лия mečtálija	—	мечта́ния mečtánija
feminine	indefinite	мечта́еща mečtáešta	мечта́ла mečtála	мечта́ела mečtáela	мечта́на mečtána
	definite	мечта́ещата mečtáeštata	мечта́лата mečtálata	—	мечта́ната mečtánata
neuter	indefinite	мечта́ещо mečtáešto	мечта́ло mečtálo	мечта́ело mečtáelo	мечта́но mečtáno	мечта́не mečtáne
	definite	мечта́ещото mečtáeštoto	мечта́лото mečtáloto	—	мечта́ното mečtánoto	мечта́нето mečtáneto
plural	indefinite	мечта́ещи mečtáešti	мечта́ли mečtáli	мечта́ели mečtáeli	мечта́ни mečtáni	мечта́ния, мечта́нета mečtánija, mečtáneta
	definite	мечта́ещите mečtáeštite	мечта́лите mečtálite	—	мечта́ните mečtánite	мечта́нията, мечта́нетата mečtánijata, mečtánetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		мечта́я mečtája	мечта́еш mečtáeš	мечта́е mečtáe	мечта́ем mečtáem	мечта́ете mečtáete	мечта́ят mečtájat
imperfect		мечта́ех mečtáeh	мечта́еше mečtáeše	мечта́еше mečtáeše	мечта́ехме mečtáehme	мечта́ехте mečtáehte	мечта́еха mečtáeha
aorist		мечта́х mečtáh	мечта́ mečtá	мечта́ mečtá	мечта́хме mečtáhme	мечта́хте mečtáhte	мечта́ха mečtáha
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 мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли 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 мечта́ел m, мечта́ела f, мечта́ело n, or мечта́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли 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 мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and мечта́ел m, мечта́ела f, мечта́ело n, or мечта́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли 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 мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мечта́ел m, мечта́ела f, мечта́ело n, or мечта́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли 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 мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and мечта́л m, мечта́ла f, мечта́ло n, or мечта́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			мечта́й mečtáj			мечта́йте mečtájte

Derived terms

• замечтая pf (zamečtaja), замечтавам impf (zamečtavam)
• измечтая pf (izmečtaja), измечтавам impf (izmečtavam)
• намечтая pf (namečtaja), намечтавам impf (namečtavam)
• помечтая pf (pomečtaja), помечтавам impf (pomečtavam)
• размечтая се pf (razmečtaja se), размечтавам се impf (razmečtavam se)
• мечта́тел (mečtátel, “dreamer”) (agent noun)

Related terms

• мечта́ (mečtá, “dream”)

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲɪt͡ɕˈtajə]

Participle

мечта́я • (mečtája)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of мечта́ть (mečtátʹ)