гадая

See also: гадаа

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gadati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɐˈdajɐ]

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Verb

гада́я • (gadája) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive, mythology) to divine, to prophesy
2. (transitive, intransitive) to guess, to predict, to fortell

   гада́я бъде́щето (transitive) ― gadája bǎdéšteto ― to predict the future

   гада́я че (intransitive) ― gadája če ― to guess that

   гада́я по (intransitive) ― gadája po ― to guess on account of

Conjugation

    Conjugation of гада́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	гада́ещ gadáešt	гада́л gadál	гада́ел gadáel	—		гада́ейки gadáejki
	definite subject form	гада́ещият gadáeštijat	гада́лият gadálijat	—	—
	definite object form	гада́ещия gadáeštija	гада́лия gadálija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	гада́еща gadáešta	гада́ла gadála	гада́ела gadáela	—
	definite	гада́ещата gadáeštata	гада́лата gadálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	гада́ещо gadáešto	гада́ло gadálo	гада́ело gadáelo	—	гада́не gadáne
	definite	гада́ещото gadáeštoto	гада́лото gadáloto	—	—	гада́нето gadáneto
plural	indefinite	гада́ещи gadáešti	гада́ли gadáli	гада́ели gadáeli	—	гада́ния, гада́нета gadánija, gadáneta
	definite	гада́ещите gadáeštite	гада́лите gadálite	—	—	гада́нията, гада́нетата gadánijata, gadánetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		гада́я gadája	гада́еш gadáeš	гада́е gadáe	гада́ем gadáem	гада́ете gadáete	гада́ят gadájat
imperfect		гада́ех gadáeh	гада́еше gadáeše	гада́еше gadáeše	гада́ехме gadáehme	гада́ехте gadáehte	гада́еха gadáeha
aorist		гада́х gadáh	гада́ gadá	гада́ gadá	гада́хме gadáhme	гада́хте gadáhte	гада́ха gadáha
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 гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли 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 гада́ел m, гада́ела f, гада́ело n, or гада́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли 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 гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and гада́ел m, гада́ела f, гада́ело n, or гада́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли 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 гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and гада́ел m, гада́ела f, гада́ело n, or гада́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли 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 гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			гада́й gadáj			гада́йте gadájte

    Conjugation of гада́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	гада́ещ gadáešt	гада́л gadál	гада́ел gadáel	гада́н gadán		гада́ейки gadáejki
	definite subject form	гада́ещият gadáeštijat	гада́лият gadálijat	—	гада́ният gadánijat
	definite object form	гада́ещия gadáeštija	гада́лия gadálija	—	гада́ния gadánija
feminine	indefinite	гада́еща gadáešta	гада́ла gadála	гада́ела gadáela	гада́на gadána
	definite	гада́ещата gadáeštata	гада́лата gadálata	—	гада́ната gadánata
neuter	indefinite	гада́ещо gadáešto	гада́ло gadálo	гада́ело gadáelo	гада́но gadáno	гада́не gadáne
	definite	гада́ещото gadáeštoto	гада́лото gadáloto	—	гада́ното gadánoto	гада́нето gadáneto
plural	indefinite	гада́ещи gadáešti	гада́ли gadáli	гада́ели gadáeli	гада́ни gadáni	гада́ния, гада́нета gadánija, gadáneta
	definite	гада́ещите gadáeštite	гада́лите gadálite	—	гада́ните gadánite	гада́нията, гада́нетата gadánijata, gadánetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		гада́я gadája	гада́еш gadáeš	гада́е gadáe	гада́ем gadáem	гада́ете gadáete	гада́ят gadájat
imperfect		гада́ех gadáeh	гада́еше gadáeše	гада́еше gadáeše	гада́ехме gadáehme	гада́ехте gadáehte	гада́еха gadáeha
aorist		гада́х gadáh	гада́ gadá	гада́ gadá	гада́хме gadáhme	гада́хте gadáhte	гада́ха gadáha
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 гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли 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 гада́ел m, гада́ела f, гада́ело n, or гада́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли 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 гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and гада́ел m, гада́ела f, гада́ело n, or гада́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли 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 гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and гада́ел m, гада́ела f, гада́ело n, or гада́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли 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 гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and гада́л m, гада́ла f, гада́ло n, or гада́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			гада́й gadáj			гада́йте gadájte

Derived terms

• загадая pf (zagadaja), загадавам impf (zagadavam)
• отгадая pf (otgadaja), отгадавам impf (otgadavam)
• разгадая pf (razgadaja), разгадавам impf (razgadavam)
• гада́тел m (gadátel), гада́телка f (gadátelka) (agent nouns)
• га́дка (gádka, “conjecture”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• га́ждам (gáždam, “to pinpoint, to target”) (dialectal)

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɐˈdajə]

Participle

гада́я • (gadája)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of гада́ть (gadátʹ)