крякам
Bulgarian
Etymology
Of imitative origin, from the onomatopoeia кря-кря (krja-krja) + -кам (-kam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkrʲa̟kɐm]
Verb
кря́кам • (krjákam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective кря́кна)
- (intransitive) to cackle, to shriek, to croak (of birds)
- (intransitive, figurative) to honk, to gabble (to utter inarticulate sounds)
- (reflexive with си, figurative) to hem and haw, to mumble nonchalantly (to talk passionately without actually expressing anything sensible)
Conjugation
Conjugation of кря́кам (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 | кря́кащ krjákašt |
кря́кал, кряка́л1 krjákal, krjakál1 |
кря́кал krjákal |
— | кря́кайки krjákajki | |
| definite subject form | кря́кащият krjákaštijat |
кря́калият, кряка́лият1 krjákalijat, krjakálijat1 |
— | — | |||
| definite object form | кря́кащия krjákaštija |
кря́калия, кряка́лия1 krjákalija, krjakálija1 |
— | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | кря́каща krjákašta |
кря́кала, кряка́ла1 krjákala, krjakála1 |
кря́кала krjákala |
— | ||
| definite | кря́кащата krjákaštata |
кря́калата, кряка́лата1 krjákalata, krjakálata1 |
— | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | кря́кащо krjákašto |
кря́кало, кряка́ло1 krjákalo, krjakálo1 |
кря́кало krjákalo |
— | кря́кане krjákane | |
| definite | кря́кащото krjákaštoto |
кря́калото, кряка́лото1 krjákaloto, krjakáloto1 |
— | — | кря́кането krjákaneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | кря́кащи krjákašti |
кря́кали, кряка́ли1 krjákali, krjakáli1 |
кря́кали krjákali |
— | кря́кания, кря́канета krjákanija, krjákaneta | |
| definite | кря́кащите krjákaštite |
кря́калите, кряка́лите1 krjákalite, krjakálite1 |
— | — | кря́канията, кря́канетата krjákanijata, krjákanetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | кря́кам krjákam |
кря́каш krjákaš |
кря́ка krjáka |
кря́каме krjákame |
кря́кате krjákate |
кря́кат krjákat | |
| imperfect | кря́ках krjákah |
кря́каше krjákaše |
кря́каше krjákaše |
кря́кахме krjákahme |
кря́кахте krjákahte |
кря́каха krjákaha | |
| aorist | кря́ках, кряка́х1 krjákah, krjakáh1 |
кря́ка, кряка́1 krjáka, krjaká1 |
кря́ка, кряка́1 krjáka, krjaká1 |
кря́кахме, кряка́хме1 krjákahme, krjakáhme1 |
кря́кахте, кряка́хте1 krjákahte, krjakáhte1 |
кря́каха, кряка́ха1 krjákaha, krjakáha1 | |
| 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 кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 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 кря́кал m, кря́кала f, кря́кало n, or кря́кали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 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 кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and кря́кал m, кря́кала f, кря́кало n, or кря́кали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 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 кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and кря́кал m, кря́кала f, кря́кало n, or кря́кали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 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 кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and кря́кал/кряка́л1 m, кря́кала/кряка́ла1 f, кря́кало/кряка́ло1 n, or кря́кали/кряка́ли1 pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| кря́кай krjákaj |
кря́кайте krjákajte |
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1Dialectally marked.
Derived terms
- закря́кам pf (zakrjákam), закря́квам impf (zakrjákvam)
- изкря́кам pf (izkrjákam), изкря́квам impf (izkrjákvam)
- кря́каница (krjákanica), кря́кот (krjákot)
- кря́квам (krjákvam) (semelfactive)
- кря́чка (krjáčka, “shriek (bird)”)
- накря́кам се pf (nakrjákam se), накря́квам се impf (nakrjákvam se)
- покря́кам pf (pokrjákam), покря́квам impf (pokrjákvam)
- разкря́кам се pf (razkrjákam se), разкря́квам се impf (razkrjákvam se)
Related terms
- кра́кам (krákam), кри́кам (kríkam) (dialectal)
- кре́чет (kréčet, “clamour”) (dialectal)
- кречета́ло (krečetálo, “ratchet”)