старая се

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starati sę.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stɐˈrajɐ sɛ]

Verb

стара́я се • (starája se) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (reflexive with се) to make an effort, to endeavour, to strive

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • постара́я се pf (postarája se), постара́вам се impf (postarávam se)
  • престара́я се pf (prestarája se), престара́вам се impf (prestarávam se, to overact)
  • стара́телен (starátelen, diligеnt, thorough)

See also

  • стар (star, old, mature)
    • старе́я (staréja, to grow older)
    • стару́я (starúja, to act as a senior) (dialectal)

References

  • старая се”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “стара́я се, -еш се”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 298
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “старая се”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 433
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