гакам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the call га-га (ga-ga) +‎ -кам (-kam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡakɐm]

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Verb

га́кам • (gákam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective га́кна) (dialectal)

1. (intransitive) to caw, to cackle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of га́кам (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	га́кащ gákašt	га́кал, гака́л1 gákal, gakál1	га́кал gákal	—		га́кайки gákajki
	definite subject form	га́кащият gákaštijat	га́калият, гака́лият1 gákalijat, gakálijat1	—	—
	definite object form	га́кащия gákaštija	га́калия, гака́лия1 gákalija, gakálija1	—	—
feminine	indefinite	га́каща gákašta	га́кала, гака́ла1 gákala, gakála1	га́кала gákala	—
	definite	га́кащата gákaštata	га́калата, гака́лата1 gákalata, gakálata1	—	—
neuter	indefinite	га́кащо gákašto	га́кало, гака́ло1 gákalo, gakálo1	га́кало gákalo	—	га́кане gákane
	definite	га́кащото gákaštoto	га́калото, гака́лото1 gákaloto, gakáloto1	—	—	га́кането gákaneto
plural	indefinite	га́кащи gákašti	га́кали, гака́ли1 gákali, gakáli1	га́кали gákali	—	га́кания, га́канета gákanija, gákaneta
	definite	га́кащите gákaštite	га́калите, гака́лите1 gákalite, gakálite1	—	—	га́канията, га́канетата gákanijata, gákanetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		га́кам gákam	га́каш gákaš	га́ка gáka	га́каме gákame	га́кате gákate	га́кат gákat
imperfect		га́ках gákah	га́каше gákaše	га́каше gákaše	га́кахме gákahme	га́кахте gákahte	га́каха gákaha
aorist		га́ках, гака́х1 gákah, gakáh1	га́ка, гака́1 gáka, gaká1	га́ка, гака́1 gáka, gaká1	га́кахме, гака́хме1 gákahme, gakáhme1	га́кахте, гака́хте1 gákahte, gakáhte1	га́каха, гака́ха1 gákaha, gakáha1
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 га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 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 га́кал m, га́кала f, га́кало n, or га́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 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 га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and га́кал m, га́кала f, га́кало n, or га́кали pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 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 га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and га́кал m, га́кала f, га́кало n, or га́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 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 га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and га́кал/гака́л1 m, га́кала/гака́ла1 f, га́кало/гака́ло1 n, or га́кали/гака́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			га́кай gákaj			га́кайте gákajte

¹Dialectally marked.

Derived terms

• га́квам (gákvam) (semelfactive)
• зага́кам pf (zagákam), зага́квам impf (zagákvam)
• изга́кам pf (izgákam), изга́квам impf (izgákvam, “to evoke”)
• нага́кам се pf (nagákam se), нага́квам се impf (nagákvam se)
• пога́кам pf (pogákam), пога́квам impf (pogákvam)
• прига́кам pf (prigákam), прига́квам impf (prigákvam)
• разга́кам се pf (razgákam se), разга́квам се impf (razgákvam se)
• га́каница (gákanica) (action noun)

Related terms

• гра́кам (grákam, “to caw”)
• гу́кам (gúkam, “to coo”)

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡakəm]

Noun

га́кам • (gákam) m inan pl

1. dative plural of гак (gak)