меня

See also: мена

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měniti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɛˈnʲɤ̟]
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Verb

меня́ • (menjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

(transitive) to change, to alter
(reflexive with се) to change, to vary

Conjugation

Conjugation of меня́ (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	меня́щ menjášt	мени́л meníl	меня́л menjál	мене́н menén		мене́йки menéjki
	definite subject form	меня́щият menjáštijat	мени́лият menílijat	—	мене́ният menénijat
	definite object form	меня́щия menjáštija	мени́лия menílija	—	мене́ния menénija
feminine	indefinite	меня́ща menjášta	мени́ла meníla	меня́ла menjála	мене́на menéna
feminine	definite	меня́щата menjáštata	мени́лата menílata	—	мене́ната menénata
neuter	indefinite	меня́що menjášto	мени́ло menílo	меня́ло menjálo	мене́но menéno	мене́не menéne
neuter	definite	меня́щото menjáštoto	мени́лото meníloto	—	мене́ното menénoto	мене́нето menéneto
plural	indefinite	меня́щи menjášti	мени́ли meníli	мене́ли menéli	мене́ни menéni	мене́ния, мене́нета menénija, menéneta
plural	definite	меня́щите menjáštite	мени́лите menílite	—	мене́ните menénite	мене́нията, мене́нетата menénijata, menénetata

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		меня́ menjá	мени́ш meníš	мени́ mení	мени́м mením	мени́те meníte	меня́т menját
imperfect		меня́х menjáh	мене́ше menéše	мене́ше menéše	меня́хме menjáhme	меня́хте menjáhte	меня́ха menjáha
aorist		мени́х meníh	мени́ mení	мени́ mení	мени́хме meníhme	мени́хте meníhte	мени́ха meníha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
future	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
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли 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 меня́л m, меня́ла f, меня́ло n, or мене́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and меня́л m, меня́ла f, меня́ло n, or мене́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	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 мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and меня́л m, меня́ла f, меня́ло n, or мене́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and мени́л m, мени́ла f, мени́ло n, or мени́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			мени́ mení			мене́те menéte

Conjugation of меня́ се (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, reflexive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	меня́щ се menjášt se	мени́л се meníl se	меня́л се menjál se	—		мене́йки се menéjki se
	definite subject form	меня́щият се menjáštijat se	мени́лият се menílijat se	—	—
	definite object form	меня́щия се menjáštija se	мени́лия се menílija se	—	—
feminine	indefinite	меня́ща се menjášta se	мени́ла се meníla se	меня́ла се menjála se	—
feminine	definite	меня́щата се menjáštata se	мени́лата се menílata se	—	—
neuter	indefinite	меня́що се menjášto se	мени́ло се menílo se	меня́ло се menjálo se	—	мене́не menéne
neuter	definite	меня́щото се menjáštoto se	мени́лото се meníloto se	—	—	мене́нето menéneto
plural	indefinite	меня́щи се menjášti se	мени́ли се meníli se	мене́ли се menéli se	—	мене́ния, мене́нета menénija, menéneta
plural	definite	меня́щите се menjáštite se	мени́лите се menílite se	—	—	мене́нията, мене́нетата menénijata, menénetata

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		меня́ се menjá se	мени́ш се meníš se	мени́ се mení se	мени́м се mením se	мени́те се meníte se	меня́т се menját se
imperfect		меня́х се menjáh se	мене́ше се menéše se	мене́ше се menéše se	меня́хме се menjáhme se	меня́хте се menjáhte se	меня́ха се menjáha se
aorist		мени́х се meníh se	мени́ се mení se	мени́ се mení se	мени́хме се meníhme se	мени́хте се meníhte se	мени́ха се meníha se
future	pos.	Use ще се followed by the present indicative tense
future	neg.	Use ня́ма да се followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да се followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се 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 меня́л се m, меня́ла се f, меня́ло се n, or мене́ли се pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да се and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and меня́л се m, меня́ла се f, меня́ло се n, or мене́ли се pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да се 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 мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and меня́л се m, меня́ла се f, меня́ло се n, or мене́ли се pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да се and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да се and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and мени́л се m, мени́ла се f, мени́ло се n, or мени́ли се pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			мени́ се mení se			мене́те се menéte se

Derived terms

verbs

вменя pf (vmenja), вменявам impf (vmenjavam)
заменя pf (zamenja), заменям impf (zamenjam)
изменя pf (izmenja), изменям impf (izmenjam)
обменя pf (obmenja), обменям impf (obmenjam)
отменя pf (otmenja), отменям impf (otmenjam)
подменя pf (podmenja), подменям impf (podmenjam)
пременя се pf (premenja se), пременявам се impf (premenjavam se)
променя pf (promenja), променям impf (promenjam)
разменя pf (razmenja), разменям impf (razmenjam)
сменя pf (smenja), сменям impf (smenjam)
уменя pf (umenja), уменям impf (umenjam)

меня́вам (menjávam), мену́вам (menúvam) (iterative)
ме́нкам (ménkam) (semelfactive)

nouns

(result noun) ме́нка (ménka)
(action/result noun) мена́ (mená)
(action noun) мене́ж (menéž)
(agent noun) мени́тел (menítel) (obsolete)

References

“меня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“меня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѣнѭ́, -и́шь; -ни́лъ”, 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 99
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “меня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 739
“мѣнити”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Omok

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian меня (menja, “me”).

Pronoun

меня (menja)

I

References

Ferdinand von Wrangel (1841) Прибавленія къ путешествію по сѣвернымъ берегамъ Сибири и Ледовитому Морю [Supplements to the adventure along the northern shores of Siberia and the Arctic Ocean] (in Russian), volume 2, Saint Petersburg, page 118
Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 265

Russian

Alternative forms

мя (mja) — archaic/liturgical and colloquial

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mene.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mʲɪˈnʲa]
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Pronoun

меня́ • (menjá)

genitive of я (ja): of me
accusative of я (ja): me
Меня́ зову́т И́горь.
Menjá zovút Ígorʹ.
My name is Igor.
(literally, “They call me Igor.”)

Declension

Declension of Russian personal pronouns

	singular					plural			reflexive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person			1st person	2nd person	3rd person
	1st person	2nd person	m	n	f	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
nominative	я (ja)	ты (ty)	он (on)	оно́ (onó)	она́ (oná)	мы (my)	вы (vy)	они́ ¹ (oní)
genitive	меня́ (menjá)	тебя́ (tebjá)	его́ ², него́ ² ³ (jevó, nevó)		её ⁴, неё ³ ⁴ (jejó, nejó)	нас (nas)	вас (vas)	их, них ³ (ix, nix)	себя́ (sebjá)
dative	мне (mne)	тебе́ (tebé)	ему́, нему́ ³ (jemú, nemú)		ей, ней ³ (jej, nej)	нам (nam)	вам (vam)	им, ним ³ (im, nim)	себе́ (sebé)
accusative	меня́ (menjá)	тебя́ (tebjá)	его́ ², него́ ² ³ (jevó, nevó)		её, неё ³ (jejó, nejó)	нас (nas)	вас (vas)	их, них ³ (ix, nix)	себя́ (sebjá)
instrumental	мной, мно́ю ⁵ (mnoj, mnóju)	тобо́й, тобо́ю ⁵ (tobój, tobóju)	им, ним ³ (im, nim)		ей, ней ³, е́ю ⁵, не́ю ³ ⁵ (jej, nej, jéju, néju)	на́ми (námi)	ва́ми (vámi)	и́ми, ни́ми ³ (ími, ními)	собо́й, собо́ю ⁵ (sobój, sobóju)
prepositional ⁶	мне (mne)	тебе́ (tebé)	нём ³ (njom)		ней ³ (nej)	нас (nas)	вас (vas)	них ³ (nix)	себе́ (sebé)
Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné). The letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá). Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.

Pre-1918 declension of Russian personal pronouns

	singular					plural				reflexive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person			1st person	2nd person	3rd person
	1st person	2nd person	m	n	f	1st person	2nd person	m or n	f
nominative	я (ja)	ты (ty)	онъ (on)	оно́ (onó)	она́ (oná)	мы (my)	вы (vy)	они́ (oní)	онѣ́ (oně́)
genitive	меня́ (menjá)	тебя́ (tebjá)	его́ ¹, него́ ¹ ² (jevó, nevó)		ея́ ³, нея́ ² ³ (jejá, nejá)	насъ (nas)	васъ (vas)	ихъ, нихъ ² (ix, nix)		себя́ (sebjá)
dative	мнѣ (mně)	тебѣ́ (tebě́)	ему́, нему́ ² (jemú, nemú)		ей, ней ² (jej, nej)	намъ (nam)	вамъ (vam)	имъ, нимъ ² (im, nim)		себѣ́ (sebě́)
accusative	меня́ (menjá)	тебя́ (tebjá)	его́ ¹, него́ ¹ ² (jevó, nevó)		её, неё ² (jejó, nejó)	насъ (nas)	васъ (vas)	ихъ, нихъ ² (ix, nix)		себя́ (sebjá)
instrumental	мной, мно́ю ⁴ (mnoj, mnóju)	тобо́й, тобо́ю ⁴ (tobój, tobóju)	имъ, нимъ ² (im, nim)		ей, ней ², е́ю ⁴, не́ю ² ⁴ (jej, nej, jéju, néju)	на́ми (námi)	ва́ми (vámi)	и́ми, ни́ми ² (ími, ními)		собо́й, собо́ю ⁴ (sobój, sobóju)
prepositional⁵	мнѣ (mně)	тебѣ́ (tebě́)	нёмъ ² (njom)		ней ² (nej)	насъ (nas)	васъ (vas)	нихъ ² (nix)		себѣ́ (sebě́)
Letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá). Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.

Descendants

→ Omok: меня (menja)

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