зра

See also: зря

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zьrěti (“to observe”, ě/j-conjugation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzrɤ]

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Verb

зра • (zra) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective зъ́рна)

1. (transitive) to see, to look at, to gaze
2. (transitive) to glimpse, to glance

Conjugation

    Conjugation of зра (conjugation 1.5, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	зрящ zrjašt	зрял zrjal	зрял zrjal	зрян zrjan		зре́йки zréjki
	definite subject form	зря́щият zrjáštijat	зре́лият zrélijat	—	зре́ният zrénijat
	definite object form	зря́щия zrjáštija	зре́лия zrélija	—	зре́ния zrénija
feminine	indefinite	зря́ща zrjášta	зря́ла zrjála	зря́ла zrjála	зря́на zrjána
	definite	зря́щата zrjáštata	зря́лата zrjálata	—	зря́ната zrjánata
neuter	indefinite	зря́що zrjášto	зря́ло zrjálo	зря́ло zrjálo	зря́но zrjáno	зре́не zréne
	definite	зря́щото zrjáštoto	зря́лото zrjáloto	—	зря́ното zrjánoto	зре́нето zréneto
plural	indefinite	зря́щи zrjášti	зре́ли zréli	зре́ли zréli	зре́ни zréni	зре́ния, зре́нета zrénija, zréneta
	definite	зря́щите zrjáštite	зре́лите zrélite	—	зре́ните zrénite	зре́нията, зре́нетата zrénijata, zrénetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		зра zra	зреш zreš	зре zre	зрем zrem	зре́те zréte	зрат zrat
imperfect		зрях zrjah	зре́ше zréše	зре́ше zréše	зря́хме zrjáhme	зря́хте zrjáhte	зря́ха zrjáha
aorist		зрях zrjah	зря zrja	зря zrja	зря́хме zrjáhme	зря́хте zrjáhte	зря́ха zrjáha
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 зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли 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 зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли 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 зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли 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 зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли 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 зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and зрял m, зря́ла f, зря́ло n, or зре́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			зри zri			зре́те zréte

Derived terms

• зъ́рвам (zǎ́rvam), зъ́ркам (zǎ́rkam), зи́ркам (zírkam) (semelfactive)
  • зя́рвам (zjárvam), зя́ркам (zjárkam) (with long grade, dialectal)
• зъ́рчам (zǎ́rčam), зръ́ча се (zrǎ́ča se) (iterative, dialectal)
• зъ́ртам (zǎ́rtam), зъртя́ (zǎrtjá, “to look around, to search via sight”)

• взра се pf (vzra se), взирам се impf (vziram se, “to stare”)
• дозра pf (dozra), дозирам impf (doziram, “to leer”) (dialectal)
  • подозра pf (podozra), подозирам impf (podoziram, “to suspect”)
• зазра се pf (zazra se), зазирам се impf (zaziram se) (dialectal)
• назра pf (nazra), назирам impf (naziram, “to glance on”) (dialectal)
• надзра pf (nadzra), надзърна pf (nadzǎrna), назиравам impf (naziravam, “to overwatch”)
• озра pf (ozra), озирам impf (oziram), озървам impf (ozǎrvam) (dialectal)
• прeзра pf (prezra), прeзирам impf (preziram, “to despise”) (figurative)
• прозра pf (prozra), прозирам impf (proziram, “to perceive”)
• съзра pf (sǎzra), съзирам impf (sǎziram)
  • съзерцавам (sǎzercavam, “contemplate”) (Russian borrowing)
• зре́ние (zrénie, “vision”)
  • мировъззре́ние (mirovǎzzrénie, “ideology”) (poetic)
  • подозре́ние (podozrénie, “suspicion”)
  • презре́ние (prezrénie, “contempt”)
  • прозре́ние (prozrénie, “enlightment”)
• зри́тел m (zrítel), зри́телка f (zrítelka, “viewer”) (agent noun)
• зре́лище (zrélište, “spectacle”)
• зрак (zrak, “apparition”)
• зрач (zrač), здрач (zdrač, “twilight”)
• зърца́ло (zǎrcálo), зъ́ркел (zǎ́rkel, “eye, visor”) (usually as plurale tantum)
• зръ́цки pl (zrǎ́cki, “glasses”)

Related terms

• зор (zor, “view, sight”) (o-grade, obsolete)
  • зо́рък (zórǎk, “vigilant”)

References

• “зра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “зра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зярвам, зра, зярна, зърна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 672
• “зьрѣти”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024