губя

See also: губа and гѫба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gubiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡubʲə/

Verb

1. (transitive) to lose (to cause something to cease to be in one's possession or capability)

   Много често губя ключовете си.

   Mnogo često gubja ključovete si.

   I lose my keys very often.

   губя зрението си - to lose one's sight

   губя търпение - to lose patience

   губя работата си - to lose one's job

2. (transitive, intransitive) to lose (to have less)

   губя от популярността си - to lose some of one's popularity

   губя популярността си - to lose all of one's popularity

   губя от теглото си - to lose some of one's weight

3. (transitive) to lose (to fail to win a game)

   губя състезанието - to lose the competition

4. (intransitive) to lose (to fail to be the winner)

   губя на карти - to lose a card game

   губя в състезанието - to lose the competition

5. (transitive) to waste

   Губиш ми времето. - You are wasting my time.

6. (transitive) to lose (to have a relative or friend die)

   губя родителите си - to lose one's parents

7. (transitive) to lose (to be unable to follow or trace somebody or something any longer)

   губя сигнала - to lose the signal

Synonyms

• изгубвам (izgubvam), изгубя (izgubja), загубвам (zagubvam), загубя (zagubja)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʊˈbʲa]

Participle

губя́ • (gubjá)

1. (deprecated template usage) present adverbial imperfective participle of губи́ть (gubítʹ)