недей

Bulgarian

Etymology

Fused imperative of не (ne, negating particle) + де́я (déja, to do).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɛˈdɛj]

Verb

неде́й • (nedéj)

  1. second-person singular imperative of не де́я (ne déja)

Usage notes

Used to give prohibitive orders to a single addressee. Two interchangable constructions are possible:

Неде́й да гово́риш глу́пости!Nedéj da govóriš glúposti!Don't speak nonsense! (literally, “Don't speak fooleries!”) Неде́й да се разсе́йваш!Nedéj da se razséjvaš!Don't stray away!

Неде́й ла!Nedéj la!Don't bark! Неде́й го би!Nedéj go bi!Don't beat him!

Interjection

неде́й • (nedéj)

  1. don't [do that]! (addressed to a single person)

References

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