цъфтя

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvьtěti (ě/i-conjugation). Displaced an earlier *цвьтѫ (*cvʹtǫ), attested in Old Church Slavonic цвисти (cvisti, simple thematic conjugation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɐfˈtʲɤ̟]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -tʲɤ
• Syllabification^(key): цъ‧фтя
• Hyphenation^(key): цъф‧тя

Verb

цъфтя́ • (cǎftjá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective цъ́фна)

1. (intransitive) to bloom, to blossom

Conjugation

    Conjugation of цъфтя́ (conjugation 2.2, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	цъфтя́щ cǎftjášt	цъфтя́л cǎftjál	цъфтя́л cǎftjál	—		цъфте́йки cǎftéjki
	definite subject form	цъфтя́щият cǎftjáštijat	цъфте́лият cǎftélijat	—	—
	definite object form	цъфтя́щия cǎftjáštija	цъфте́лия cǎftélija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	цъфтя́ща cǎftjášta	цъфтя́ла cǎftjála	цъфтя́ла cǎftjála	—
	definite	цъфтя́щата cǎftjáštata	цъфтя́лата cǎftjálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	цъфтя́що cǎftjášto	цъфтя́ло cǎftjálo	цъфтя́ло cǎftjálo	—	цъфте́не cǎfténe
	definite	цъфтя́щото cǎftjáštoto	цъфтя́лото cǎftjáloto	—	—	цъфте́нето cǎfténeto
plural	indefinite	цъфтя́щи cǎftjášti	цъфте́ли cǎftéli	цъфте́ли cǎftéli	—	цъфте́ния, цъфте́нета cǎfténija, cǎfténeta
	definite	цъфтя́щите cǎftjáštite	цъфте́лите cǎftélite	—	—	цъфте́нията, цъфте́нетата cǎfténijata, cǎfténetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		цъфтя́ cǎftjá	цъфти́ш cǎftíš	цъфти́ cǎftí	цъфти́м cǎftím	цъфти́те cǎftíte	цъфтя́т cǎftját
imperfect		цъфтя́х cǎftjáh	цъфте́ше cǎftéše	цъфте́ше cǎftéše	цъфтя́хме cǎftjáhme	цъфтя́хте cǎftjáhte	цъфтя́ха cǎftjáha
aorist		цъфтя́х cǎftjáh	цъфтя́ cǎftjá	цъфтя́ cǎftjá	цъфтя́хме cǎftjáhme	цъфтя́хте cǎftjáhte	цъфтя́ха cǎftjáha
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 цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли 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 цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли 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 цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли 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 цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли 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 цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			цъфти́ cǎftí			цъфте́те cǎftéte

Occasionally:

    Conjugation of цъфтя́ (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	цъфтя́щ cǎftjášt	цъфти́л cǎftíl	цъфтя́л cǎftjál	—		цъфте́йки cǎftéjki
	definite subject form	цъфтя́щият cǎftjáštijat	цъфти́лият cǎftílijat	—	—
	definite object form	цъфтя́щия cǎftjáštija	цъфти́лия cǎftílija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	цъфтя́ща cǎftjášta	цъфти́ла cǎftíla	цъфтя́ла cǎftjála	—
	definite	цъфтя́щата cǎftjáštata	цъфти́лата cǎftílata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	цъфтя́що cǎftjášto	цъфти́ло cǎftílo	цъфтя́ло cǎftjálo	—	цъфте́не cǎfténe
	definite	цъфтя́щото cǎftjáštoto	цъфти́лото cǎftíloto	—	—	цъфте́нето cǎfténeto
plural	indefinite	цъфтя́щи cǎftjášti	цъфти́ли cǎftíli	цъфте́ли cǎftéli	—	цъфте́ния, цъфте́нета cǎfténija, cǎfténeta
	definite	цъфтя́щите cǎftjáštite	цъфти́лите cǎftílite	—	—	цъфте́нията, цъфте́нетата cǎfténijata, cǎfténetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		цъфтя́ cǎftjá	цъфти́ш cǎftíš	цъфти́ cǎftí	цъфти́м cǎftím	цъфти́те cǎftíte	цъфтя́т cǎftját
imperfect		цъфтя́х cǎftjáh	цъфте́ше cǎftéše	цъфте́ше cǎftéše	цъфтя́хме cǎftjáhme	цъфтя́хте cǎftjáhte	цъфтя́ха cǎftjáha
aorist		цъфти́х cǎftíh	цъфти́ cǎftí	цъфти́ cǎftí	цъфти́хме cǎftíhme	цъфти́хте cǎftíhte	цъфти́ха cǎftíha
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 цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли 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 цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли 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 цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли 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 цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and цъфтя́л m, цъфтя́ла f, цъфтя́ло n, or цъфте́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли 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 цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and цъфти́л m, цъфти́ла f, цъфти́ло n, or цъфти́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			цъфти́ cǎftí			цъфте́те cǎftéte

Alternative forms

• цъвтя́ (cǎvtjá) — obsolete spellings
• цутя́ (cutjá) — dialectal

Derived terms

verbs

• зацъфтя́ pf (zacǎftjá), зацъ́фвам impf (zacǎ́fvam)
• нацъфтя́ pf (nacǎftjá), нацъ́фвам impf (nacǎ́fvam)
• процъфтя́ pf (procǎftjá), процъ́фвам impf (procǎ́fvam)
• разцъфтя́ pf (razcǎftjá), разцъ́фвам impf (razcǎ́fvam)

nouns

• (action noun) цъфте́ж (cǎftéž)

Related terms

• цвят (cvjat, “colour, blossom”), цве́те (cvéte, “flower”)
• цвети́ло (cvetílo, “flower pot/garden”)

References

• “цъфтя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “цъфтя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1904), “цьвтѭ́, -и́шь; -тѣ́лъ (да ць́внѫ, ць́внувамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 530
• “цвисти”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026