уважаем

Bulgarian

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Russian уважа́емый (uvažájemyj). Formally a present passive participle of a ja-conjugation verb (see Russian уважа́ть (uvažátʹ)), related to Bulgarian ува́жа (uváža, “to honour”) + -аем (-aem).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ovɐˈʒa̟ɛm]

Adjective

уважа́ем • (uvažáem)

  1. honourable, well-respected
    Synonym: почита́ем (počitáem)
    уважа́ем гост ― uvažáem gost ― honourable guest

Usage notes

This adjective has become the standard in etiquette to address a person:

  • уважа́еми господи́не ― uvažáemi gospodíne ― your honour (addressing a man)
  • уважа́ема госпо́жо ― uvažáema gospóžo ― your honour (addressing a woman)

Declension
Positive forms of уважа́ем
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite уважа́ем
uvažáem		 уважа́ема
uvažáema		 уважа́емо
uvažáemo		 уважа́еми
uvažáemi
definite
(subject form)		 уважа́емият
uvažáemijat		 уважа́емата
uvažáemata		 уважа́емото
uvažáemoto		 уважа́емите
uvažáemite
definite
(object form)		 уважа́емия
uvažáemija
extended
(vocative form)		 уважа́еми, уважа́емий1
uvažáemi, uvažáemij1

1Archaic.

Comparative forms of уважа́ем
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite по́-уважа́ем
pó-uvažáem		 по́-уважа́ема
pó-uvažáema		 по́-уважа́емо
pó-uvažáemo		 по́-уважа́еми
pó-uvažáemi
definite
(subject form)		 по́-уважа́емият
pó-uvažáemijat		 по́-уважа́емата
pó-uvažáemata		 по́-уважа́емото
pó-uvažáemoto		 по́-уважа́емите
pó-uvažáemite
definite
(object form)		 по́-уважа́емия
pó-uvažáemija
extended
(vocative form)		 по́-уважа́еми, по́-уважа́емий1
pó-uvažáemi, pó-uvažáemij1

1Archaic.

Superlative forms of уважа́ем
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite на́й-уважа́ем
náj-uvažáem		 на́й-уважа́ема
náj-uvažáema		 на́й-уважа́емо
náj-uvažáemo		 на́й-уважа́еми
náj-uvažáemi
definite
(subject form)		 на́й-уважа́емият
náj-uvažáemijat		 на́й-уважа́емата
náj-uvažáemata		 на́й-уважа́емото
náj-uvažáemoto		 на́й-уважа́емите
náj-uvažáemite
definite
(object form)		 на́й-уважа́емия
náj-uvažáemija
extended
(vocative form)		 на́й-уважа́еми, на́й-уважа́емий1
náj-uvažáemi, náj-uvažáemij1

1Archaic.

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

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʊvɐˈʐa(j)ɪm]

Adjective

уважа́ем • (uvažájem)

  1. short masculine singular of уважа́емый (uvažájemyj)

Verb

уважа́ем • (uvažájem)

  1. first-person plural present indicative imperfective of уважа́ть (uvažátʹ)
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