држи

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьržati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdr̩ʒi]
• Rhymes: -r̩ʒi

Verb

држи • (drži) third-singular present, impf (perfective подржи)

1. (transitive) to hold, keep
2. (transitive) to detain, hold back
3. (intransitive) to withstand, last (e.g. for a rope)
4. (transitive, colloquial) to keep a shared file open on one's computer, preventing others from editing it on theirs

Conjugation

Conjugation of држи (imperfective, present in -и)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	држел	—	adjectival participle	држен
feminine	држела	—	adverbial participle	држејќи
neuter	држело	—	verbal noun	држење
plural	држеле	—	perfect participle	држено
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	држам	држев	—	—
2nd singular	држиш	држеше	—	држи
3rd singular	држи	држеше	—	—
1st plural	држиме	држевме	—	—
2nd plural	држите	држевте	—	држете
3rd plural	држат	држеа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум држел		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам држено		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев држел		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав држено		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал држено		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе држам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам држено		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе држев		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав држено		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум држел		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал држено		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би држел		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал држено		conditional of има + perfect participle