мотам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motati, with accent on the root.

Verb

мо́там • (mótam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective мо́тна) (dialectal)

1. Alternative form of мота́я (motája, “to sweep, to reel”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of мо́там (conjugation 3, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	мо́тащ mótašt	мо́тал, мота́л1 mótal, motál1	мо́тал mótal	—		мо́тайки mótajki
	definite subject form	мо́тащият mótaštijat	мо́талият, мота́лият1 mótalijat, motálijat1	—	—
	definite object form	мо́тащия mótaštija	мо́талия, мота́лия1 mótalija, motálija1	—	—
feminine	indefinite	мо́таща mótašta	мо́тала, мота́ла1 mótala, motála1	мо́тала mótala	—
	definite	мо́тащата mótaštata	мо́талата, мота́лата1 mótalata, motálata1	—	—
neuter	indefinite	мо́тащо mótašto	мо́тало, мота́ло1 mótalo, motálo1	мо́тало mótalo	—	мо́тане mótane
	definite	мо́тащото mótaštoto	мо́талото, мота́лото1 mótaloto, motáloto1	—	—	мо́тането mótaneto
plural	indefinite	мо́тащи mótašti	мо́тали, мота́ли1 mótali, motáli1	мо́тали mótali	—	мо́тания, мо́танета mótanija, mótaneta
	definite	мо́тащите mótaštite	мо́талите, мота́лите1 mótalite, motálite1	—	—	мо́танията, мо́танетата mótanijata, mótanetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		мо́там mótam	мо́таш mótaš	мо́та móta	мо́таме mótame	мо́тате mótate	мо́тат mótat
imperfect		мо́тах mótah	мо́таше mótaše	мо́таше mótaše	мо́тахме mótahme	мо́тахте mótahte	мо́таха mótaha
aorist		мо́тах, мота́х1 mótah, motáh1	мо́та, мота́1 móta, motá1	мо́та, мота́1 móta, motá1	мо́тахме, мота́хме1 mótahme, motáhme1	мо́тахте, мота́хте1 mótahte, motáhte1	мо́таха, мота́ха1 mótaha, motáha1
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 мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 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 мо́тал m, мо́тала f, мо́тало n, or мо́тали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 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 мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and мо́тал m, мо́тала f, мо́тало n, or мо́тали pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 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 мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мо́тал m, мо́тала f, мо́тало n, or мо́тали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 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 мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and мо́тал/мота́л1 m, мо́тала/мота́ла1 f, мо́тало/мота́ло1 n, or мо́тали/мота́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			мо́тай mótaj			мо́тайте mótajte

¹Dialectally marked.

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmotəm]

Noun

мо́там • (mótam) m anim pl

1. dative plural of мот (mot)