сега

See also: сеа

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьgъda. Attested as Old Church Slavonic сьга (sĭga), сєга (sega), сєгꙑ (segy) in Church Slavonic texts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛˈɡa]

Adverb

сега́ • (segá) (not comparable)

1. now

   ей сега ― ej sega ― just now

2. at present, currently

Alternative forms

• съга (sǎga) — Torklak dialects
• сига (siga), сигя (sigja) — Rhodopian dialects
• сеги (segi) — Western Balkan and Moesian dialects
• зга (zga) — Banat dialect
• с'я (s'ja) — colloquial, contracted

Derived terms

• сегичка (segička), сеганка (seganka, “current time”)
• сегашен (segašen, “current”)

Related terms

• тогава (togava, “then, at that time”)
• оногава (onogava, “at yonder time”)
• кога (koga, “when”)

References

• “сега”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сега”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 574

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛɡa]
• Hyphenation: се‧га

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьgъda.

Adverb

се́га • (séga)

1. now

   Се́га ќе до́јде. ― Séga ḱe dójde. ― Hе/She will come now.

Related terms

• то́гаш (tógaš, “then, at that time”)
• ко́га (kóga, “when”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sęgati.

Verb

се́га • (séga) third-singular present, impf

1. to reach

References

• “сега” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu