бдя

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bъděti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbdʲɤ̟]

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Verb

бдя • (bdja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive) to stay keen, to pay attention

   Synonyms: веду́вам (vedúvam), стоя́ нащре́к (stojá naštrék)

2. (intransitive) to watch over (+ над (nad))

   Synonyms: нагле́ждам (nagléždam), па́зя (pázja)

3. (reflexive with се, rare) to watch out, to be careful (+ над (nad), за (za))

   бдя се да не

   bdja se da ne

   to be careful not to

   бди се за опасности

   bdi se za opasnosti

   watch out for dangers

Conjugation

    Conjugation of бдя (conjugation 2.2, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	бдящ bdjašt	бдял bdjal	бдял bdjal	—		бде́йки bdéjki
	definite subject form	бдя́щият bdjáštijat	бде́лият bdélijat	—	—
	definite object form	бдя́щия bdjáštija	бде́лия bdélija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	бдя́ща bdjášta	бдя́ла bdjála	бдя́ла bdjála	—
	definite	бдя́щата bdjáštata	бдя́лата bdjálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	бдя́що bdjášto	бдя́ло bdjálo	бдя́ло bdjálo	—	бде́не bdéne
	definite	бдя́щото bdjáštoto	бдя́лото bdjáloto	—	—	бде́нето bdéneto
plural	indefinite	бдя́щи bdjášti	бде́ли bdéli	бде́ли bdéli	—	бде́ния, бде́нета bdénija, bdéneta
	definite	бдя́щите bdjáštite	бде́лите bdélite	—	—	бде́нията, бде́нетата bdénijata, bdénetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		бдя bdja	бдиш bdiš	бди bdi	бдим bdim	бди́те bdíte	бдят bdjat
imperfect		бдях bdjah	бде́ше bdéše	бде́ше bdéše	бдя́хме bdjáhme	бдя́хте bdjáhte	бдя́ха bdjáha
aorist		бдях bdjah	бдя bdja	бдя bdja	бдя́хме bdjáhme	бдя́хте bdjáhte	бдя́ха bdjáha
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 бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли 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 бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли 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 бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли 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 бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли 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 бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and бдял m, бдя́ла f, бдя́ло n, or бде́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			бди bdi			бде́те bdéte

Derived terms

• бде́ние (bdénie, “vigil, wakefulness”)
• бди́телен (bdítelen, “alert, watchful”)
• бъ́дни (bǎ́dni, “awaiting, awake”)
  • Бъ́дни ве́чер (Bǎ́dni véčer, “Christmas Eve”)

Related terms

• будя (budja, “to awaken”)
• бодър (bodǎr, “lively, energetic, refreshed”)

References

• “бдя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бдя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• бъдѣти in Исторически речник на българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бдя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 38

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bdʲa]

Participle

бдя • (bdja)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of бдеть (bdetʹ)