стъпя

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• стъ́пна (stǎ́pna)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stǫpiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɤpʲɐ]

Verb

стъ́пя • (stǎ́pja) first-singular present indicative, pf (imperfective стъ́пвам or стъ́пям)

1. to step
2. to walk
3. to start [with в (v) ‘an activity’]

   стъ́пя в брак ― stǎ́pja v brak ― to get married (literally, “to start a marriage, to step into a marriage”)

4. to become [with на (na) ‘noun metonymically standing for a profession or position’]

   стъ́пя на престо́ла ― stǎ́pja na prestóla ― to become king (literally, “to step onto the throne”)

   стъ́пя на сце́ната ― stǎ́pja na scénata ― to become an actor (literally, “to step onto the stage”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of стъ́пя (conjugation 2.1, perfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	—	стъ́пил stǎ́pil	стъ́пел stǎ́pel	—		—
	definite subject form	—	стъ́пилият stǎ́pilijat	—	—
	definite object form	—	стъ́пилия stǎ́pilija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	—	стъ́пила stǎ́pila	стъ́пела stǎ́pela	—
	definite	—	стъ́пилата stǎ́pilata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	—	стъ́пило stǎ́pilo	стъ́пело stǎ́pelo	—	—
	definite	—	стъ́пилото stǎ́piloto	—	—	—
plural	indefinite	—	стъ́пили stǎ́pili	стъ́пели stǎ́peli	—	—
	definite	—	стъ́пилите stǎ́pilite	—	—	—

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		стъ́пя stǎ́pja	стъ́пиш stǎ́piš	стъ́пи stǎ́pi	стъ́пим stǎ́pim	стъ́пите stǎ́pite	стъ́пят stǎ́pjat
imperfect		стъ́пех stǎ́peh	стъ́пеше stǎ́peše	стъ́пеше stǎ́peše	стъ́пехме stǎ́pehme	стъ́пехте stǎ́pehte	стъ́пеха stǎ́peha
aorist		стъ́пих stǎ́pih	стъ́пи stǎ́pi	стъ́пи stǎ́pi	стъ́пихме stǎ́pihme	стъ́пихте stǎ́pihte	стъ́пиха stǎ́piha
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 стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили 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 стъ́пел m, стъ́пела f, стъ́пело n, or стъ́пели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили 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 стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and стъ́пел m, стъ́пела f, стъ́пело n, or стъ́пели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили 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 стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and стъ́пел m, стъ́пела f, стъ́пело n, or стъ́пели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили 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 стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and стъ́пил m, стъ́пила f, стъ́пило n, or стъ́пили pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			стъпи́ stǎpí			стъпе́те stǎpéte

Derived terms

• встъ́пвам impf (vstǎ́pvam), встъ́пя pf (vstǎ́pja)
• заотстъ́пвам impf (zaotstǎ́pvam)
• запристъ́пвам impf (zapristǎ́pvam), запристъ́пям impf (zapristǎ́pjam)
• застъ́пвам impf (zastǎ́pvam), застъ́пя pf (zastǎ́pja)
• изстъ́пвам impf (izstǎ́pvam), изстъ́пям impf (izstǎ́pjam), изстъ́пя pf (izstǎ́pja)
• настъ́пвам impf (nastǎ́pvam), настъ́пя pf (nastǎ́pja)
• отстъ́пвам impf (otstǎ́pvam), отстъ́пя pf (otstǎ́pja)
• понастъ́пвам impf (ponastǎ́pvam), понастъ́пя pf (ponastǎ́pja)
• поотстъ́пвам impf (pootstǎ́pvam), поотстъ́пя pf (pootstǎ́pja)
• попристъ́пвам impf (popristǎ́pvam), попристъ́пям impf (popristǎ́pjam), попристъ́пя pf (popristǎ́pja)
• постъ́пвам impf (postǎ́pvam), постъ́пя pf (postǎ́pja)
• преотстъ́пвам impf (preotstǎ́pvam), преотстъ́пя pf (preotstǎ́pja)
• престъ́пвам impf (prestǎ́pvam), престъ́пя pf (prestǎ́pja)
• пристъ́пвам impf (pristǎ́pvam), пристъ́пям impf (pristǎ́pjam), пристъ́пя pf (pristǎ́pja)
• разстъ́пвам impf (razstǎ́pvam), разстъ́пя pf (razstǎ́pja)