клякам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klękati, with root vocalism influenced by semantically related ся́дам (sjádam, “to sit”) < *sědati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklʲa̟kɐm]

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Verb

кля́кам • (kljákam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective кле́кна)

1. (intransitive) to squat, to crouch
2. (intransitive, figurative) to knuckle down, to give in, to cave in [+ пред (pred) + indirect object]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of кля́кам (conjugation 3, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	кля́кащ kljákašt	кля́кал, кляка́л1 kljákal, kljakál1	кля́кал kljákal	—		кля́кайки kljákajki
	definite subject form	кля́кащият kljákaštijat	кля́калият, кляка́лият1 kljákalijat, kljakálijat1	—	—
	definite object form	кля́кащия kljákaštija	кля́калия, кляка́лия1 kljákalija, kljakálija1	—	—
feminine	indefinite	кля́каща kljákašta	кля́кала, кляка́ла1 kljákala, kljakála1	кля́кала kljákala	—
	definite	кля́кащата kljákaštata	кля́калата, кляка́лата1 kljákalata, kljakálata1	—	—
neuter	indefinite	кля́кащо kljákašto	кля́кало, кляка́ло1 kljákalo, kljakálo1	кля́кало kljákalo	—	кля́кане kljákane
	definite	кля́кащото kljákaštoto	кля́калото, кляка́лото1 kljákaloto, kljakáloto1	—	—	кля́кането kljákaneto
plural	indefinite	кля́кащи kljákašti	кля́кали, кляка́ли1 kljákali, kljakáli1	кля́кали kljákali	—	кля́кания, кля́канета kljákanija, kljákaneta
	definite	кля́кащите kljákaštite	кля́калите, кляка́лите1 kljákalite, kljakálite1	—	—	кля́канията, кля́канетата kljákanijata, kljákanetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		кля́кам kljákam	кля́каш kljákaš	кля́ка kljáka	кля́каме kljákame	кля́кате kljákate	кля́кат kljákat
imperfect		кля́ках kljákah	кля́каше kljákaše	кля́каше kljákaše	кля́кахме kljákahme	кля́кахте kljákahte	кля́каха kljákaha
aorist		кля́ках, кляка́х1 kljákah, kljakáh1	кля́ка, кляка́1 kljáka, kljaká1	кля́ка, кляка́1 kljáka, kljaká1	кля́кахме, кляка́хме1 kljákahme, kljakáhme1	кля́кахте, кляка́хте1 kljákahte, kljakáhte1	кля́каха, кляка́ха1 kljákaha, kljakáha1
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 кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 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 кля́кал m, кля́кала f, кля́кало n, or кля́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 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 кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and кля́кал m, кля́кала f, кля́кало n, or кля́кали pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 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 кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and кля́кал m, кля́кала f, кля́кало n, or кля́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 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 кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and кля́кал/кляка́л1 m, кля́кала/кляка́ла1 f, кля́кало/кляка́ло1 n, or кля́кали/кляка́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			кля́кай kljákaj			кля́кайте kljákajte

¹Dialectally marked.

Alternative forms

• кле́кам (klékam), кле́цам (klécam) — colloquial

Derived terms

• кле́квам (klékvam) (semelfactive)
• клеча́ (klečá) (iterative)
• закля́кам pf (zakljákam), закля́квам impf (zakljákvam)
• накля́кам pf (nakljákam), накля́квам impf (nakljákvam)
• прикля́кам impf (prikljákam), прикле́кна pf (priklékna)

Related terms

• клоня́ (klonjá, “to incline”)
• клеч (kleč) (obsolete), кле́чка (kléčka, “stick, twig”)

References

• “клякам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “клякам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “клякам, клекна, клекнувам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 492