легна

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• легнѫ (legnǫ) (Pre-reform orthography (1899)) (lemma)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *légtei, from Proto-Indo-European *légʰeti, from *legʰ-.

Pronunciation

• ле́гна: IPA^(key): [ˈlɛɡnɐ] (lemma, aorist)
• легна́: IPA^(key): [lɛɡˈna] (aorist only)

Verb

ле́гна • (légna) first-singular present indicative, pf (imperfective ля́гам)

1. (intransitive) to assume a horizontal position, to lie, to lie down

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ле́гна (conjugation 1.2, perfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	—	ле́гнал, легна́л1 légnal, legnál1	ле́гнел légnel	—		—
	definite subject form	—	ле́гналият, легна́лият1 légnalijat, legnálijat1	—	—
	definite object form	—	ле́гналия, легна́лия1 légnalija, legnálija1	—	—
feminine	indefinite	—	ле́гнала, легна́ла1 légnala, legnála1	ле́гнела légnela	—
	definite	—	ле́гналата, легна́лата1 légnalata, legnálata1	—	—
neuter	indefinite	—	ле́гнало, легна́ло1 légnalo, legnálo1	ле́гнело légnelo	—	—
	definite	—	ле́гналото, легна́лото1 légnaloto, legnáloto1	—	—	—
plural	indefinite	—	ле́гнали, легна́ли1 légnali, legnáli1	ле́гнели légneli	—	—
	definite	—	ле́гналите, легна́лите1 légnalite, legnálite1	—	—	—

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		ле́гна légna	ле́гнеш légneš	ле́гне légne	ле́гнем légnem	ле́гнете légnete	ле́гнат légnat
imperfect		ле́гнех légneh	ле́гнеше légneše	ле́гнеше légneše	ле́гнехме légnehme	ле́гнехте légnehte	ле́гнеха légneha
aorist		ле́гнах, легна́х1 légnah, legnáh1	ле́гна, легна́1 légna, legná1	ле́гна, легна́1 légna, legná1	ле́гнахме, легна́хме1 légnahme, legnáhme1	ле́гнахте, легна́хте1 légnahte, legnáhte1	ле́гнаха, легна́ха1 légnaha, legnáha1
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 ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 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 ле́гнел m, ле́гнела f, ле́гнело n, or ле́гнели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 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 ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ле́гнел m, ле́гнела f, ле́гнело n, or ле́гнели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 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 ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ле́гнел m, ле́гнела f, ле́гнело n, or ле́гнели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 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 ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and ле́гнал/легна́л1 m, ле́гнала/легна́ла1 f, ле́гнало/легна́ло1 n, or ле́гнали/легна́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			легни́ legní			легне́те legnéte

¹Dialectally marked.

Related terms

• лежа́ (ležá)
• ле́гна си (légna si)

References

• “легна”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “легна”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “легна”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 343

Verb

ле́гна or легна́ • (légna or legná)

1. second-person singular aorist indicative of ле́гна (légna)
2. third-person singular aorist indicative of ле́гна (légna)

Anagrams

• ангел (angel), гален (galen)