ловя

See also: лова

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic ловити (loviti), from Proto-Slavic *loviti. Synchronically, a causative-iterative of лов (lov, “hunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫoˈvʲa̟]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -vʲa
• Hyphenation^(key): ло‧вя

Verb

ловя́ • (lovjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive) to hunt, to pray
2. (transitive) to catch, to snatch
3. (intransitive, figurative) to stick, to adhere

   Боята не лови.

   Bojata ne lovi.

   The paint doesn't stick [when applied on some surface].

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ловя́ (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	ловя́щ lovjášt	лови́л lovíl	ловя́л lovjál	лове́н lovén		лове́йки lovéjki
	definite subject form	ловя́щият lovjáštijat	лови́лият lovílijat	—	лове́ният lovénijat
	definite object form	ловя́щия lovjáštija	лови́лия lovílija	—	лове́ния lovénija
feminine	indefinite	ловя́ща lovjášta	лови́ла lovíla	ловя́ла lovjála	лове́на lovéna
	definite	ловя́щата lovjáštata	лови́лата lovílata	—	лове́ната lovénata
neuter	indefinite	ловя́що lovjášto	лови́ло lovílo	ловя́ло lovjálo	лове́но lovéno	лове́не lovéne
	definite	ловя́щото lovjáštoto	лови́лото lovíloto	—	лове́ното lovénoto	лове́нето lovéneto
plural	indefinite	ловя́щи lovjášti	лови́ли lovíli	лове́ли lovéli	лове́ни lovéni	лове́ния, лове́нета lovénija, lovéneta
	definite	ловя́щите lovjáštite	лови́лите lovílite	—	лове́ните lovénite	лове́нията, лове́нетата lovénijata, lovénetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		ловя́ lovjá	лови́ш lovíš	лови́ loví	лови́м lovím	лови́те lovíte	ловя́т lovját
imperfect		ловя́х lovjáh	лове́ше lovéše	лове́ше lovéše	ловя́хме lovjáhme	ловя́хте lovjáhte	ловя́ха lovjáha
aorist		лови́х lovíh	лови́ loví	лови́ loví	лови́хме lovíhme	лови́хте lovíhte	лови́ха lovíha
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 лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли 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 ловя́л m, ловя́ла f, ловя́ло n, or лове́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли 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 лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ловя́л m, ловя́ла f, ловя́ло n, or лове́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли 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 лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ловя́л m, ловя́ла f, ловя́ло n, or лове́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли 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 лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and лови́л m, лови́ла f, лови́ло n, or лови́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			лови́ loví			лове́те lovéte

Derived terms

verbs

• вловя pf (vlovja), влавям impf (vlavjam)
• доловя pf (dolovja), долавям impf (dolavjam)
• заловя pf (zalovja), залавям impf (zalavjam)
• изловя pf (izlovja), излавям impf (izlavjam)
• наловя pf (nalovja), налавям impf (nalavjam)
• половя pf (polovja), полавям impf (polavjam)
• преловя pf (prelovja), прелавям impf (prelavjam)
• уловя pf (ulovja), улавям impf (ulavjam)

nouns

• (agent noun) ловджи́я (lovdžíja)
• (agent noun) лове́ц (lovéc)
• (instrumental noun) ло́вило (lóvilo)
• (action noun) лови́тва (lovítva)
• (resultant noun) ло́вка (lóvka)
• ловун (lovun) (dialectal)

Related terms

• лов (lov, “hunt”), у́лов (úlov, “catch”)
• ло́вък (lóvǎk, “nimble, agile”)

References

• “ловя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ловя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899), “ловѭ́, -и́шь; -ви́лъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 18
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ловя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 451
• “ловити”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫɐˈvʲa]

Participle

ловя́ • (lovjá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of лови́ть (lovítʹ)