ухая

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫxati via a Western dialect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈxajɐ]

Verb

уха́я • (uhája) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive) to smell nicely, to emit pleasant odour

   Цветята ухаят приятно. (intransitive)

   Cvetjata uhajat prijatno.

   Flowers smell pleasantly.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of уха́я (conjugation 1.6, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	уха́ещ uháešt	уха́ял, ухая́л1 uhájal, uhajál1	уха́ел uháel	—		уха́ейки uháejki
	definite subject form	уха́ещият uháeštijat	уха́ялият, ухая́лият1 uhájalijat, uhajálijat1	—	—
	definite object form	уха́ещия uháeštija	уха́ялия, ухая́лия1 uhájalija, uhajálija1	—	—
feminine	indefinite	уха́еща uháešta	уха́яла, ухая́ла1 uhájala, uhajála1	уха́ела uháela	—
	definite	уха́ещата uháeštata	уха́ялата, ухая́лата1 uhájalata, uhajálata1	—	—
neuter	indefinite	уха́ещо uháešto	уха́яло, ухая́ло1 uhájalo, uhajálo1	уха́ело uháelo	—	уха́ене uháene
	definite	уха́ещото uháeštoto	уха́ялото, ухая́лото1 uhájaloto, uhajáloto1	—	—	уха́енето uháeneto
plural	indefinite	уха́ещи uháešti	уха́яли, ухая́ли1 uhájali, uhajáli1	уха́ели uháeli	—	уха́ения, уха́енета uháenija, uháeneta
	definite	уха́ещите uháeštite	уха́ялите, ухая́лите1 uhájalite, uhajálite1	—	—	уха́енията, уха́енетата uháenijata, uháenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		уха́я uhája	уха́еш uháeš	уха́е uháe	уха́ем uháem	уха́ете uháete	уха́ят uhájat
imperfect		уха́ех uháeh	уха́еше uháeše	уха́еше uháeše	уха́ехме uháehme	уха́ехте uháehte	уха́еха uháeha
aorist		уха́ях, ухая́х1 uhájah, uhajáh1	уха́я, ухая́1 uhája, uhajá1	уха́я, ухая́1 uhája, uhajá1	уха́яхме, ухая́хме1 uhájahme, uhajáhme1	уха́яхте, ухая́хте1 uhájahte, uhajáhte1	уха́яха, ухая́ха1 uhájaha, uhajáha1
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 уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 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 уха́ел m, уха́ела f, уха́ело n, or уха́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 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 уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and уха́ел m, уха́ела f, уха́ело n, or уха́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 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 уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and уха́ел m, уха́ела f, уха́ело n, or уха́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 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 уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and уха́ял/ухая́л1 m, уха́яла/ухая́ла1 f, уха́яло/ухая́ло1 n, or уха́яли/ухая́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			уха́й uháj			уха́йте uhájte

¹Dialectally marked.

Alternative forms

• въ́хам (vǎ́ham) — dialectal

Derived terms

• зауха́я pf (zauhája), зауха́вам impf (zauhávam)
• науха́я се pf (nauhája se), науха́вам се impf (nauhávam se)
• отуха́я се pf (otuhája se), отуха́вам се impf (otuhávam se)
• поуха́я pf (pouhája), поуха́вам impf (pouhávam)
• разуха́я се pf (razuhája se), разуха́вам се impf (razuhávam se)
• благоуха́я (blagouhája, “to smell pleasantly”)

Related terms

• въх (vǎh, “gasp”), въ́хав (vǎ́hav, “aromatic”) (dialectal)
• нюх (njuh, “scent”)

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuxəjə]

Participle

у́хая • (úxaja)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of у́хать (úxatʹ)