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жаля

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaliti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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жа́ля (žálja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to mourn, to grieve, to sorrow (for someone or something)
    Synonyms: жале́я (žaléja), скърбя́ (skǎrbjá), тъгу́вам (tǎgúvam)
    Защо́ но́сиш че́рно? Кого́ жа́лиш?
    Zaštó nósiš čérno? Kogó žáliš?
    Why are you wearing black? Who are you mourning?
  2. (intransitive) to regret, to be sorry; to yearn (about something)
    Той жале́ше, че не мо́же да ми помо́гне.
    Toj žaléše, če ne móže da mi pomógne.
    He regretted that he couldn't help me.
  3. (transitive) to pity, to feel compassion or sorry for (someone)
    Synonym: съжаля́вам (sǎžaljávam)
  4. (transitive, usually with negation) to spare (someone or something)
    Удря́йте, не жале́те ни́кого!
    Udrjájte, ne žaléte níkogo!
    Strike, don't spare anyone!
  5. (transitive, usually with negation) to grudge, to stint, to spare (effort, money, etc.)
    Те не си жа́леха труда́ и добре́ се гле́даха.
    Te ne si žáleha trudá i dobré se glédaha.
    They didn't spare their effort and looked after themselves well.

Conjugation

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References

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

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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жа́ля (žálja)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of жа́лить (žálitʹ)