božati

Slovene

Etymology

A reduction of ubọ̑žati (“to call someone a pitiful man”), from ubọ̑g (“pitiful”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bóːʒati/

Verb

bọ̑žati impf

  1. (transitive) to stroke, to caress
    Synonyms: bọ̑žkati, gláditi
  2. (transitive, literary) to cause an enjoyable feeling[→SSKJ]
    Sončni žarki so jo božali po licih. ― Sunrays have been shining on her cheeks.

Conjugation
Class III, accentual type I (accent is not directly before the endings), imperfective
Infinitive bọ̑žati (a-ti), l-participle bọ̑žał
Long infinitive (usually only written, except in very formal contexts) bọ̑žati
Short infinitive (in spoken formal language, colloquial) bọ̑žat
Supine bọ̑žat
l-participle
masculine feminine neuter
singular bọ̑žał bọ̑žala bọ̑žalo
dual bọ̑žala bọ̑žali bọ̑žali
plural bọ̑žali bọ̑žale bọ̑žala
n-/t-participle (passive participle)
masculine feminine neuter
singular bọ̑žan bọ̑žana bọ̑žano
dual bọ̑žana bọ̑žani bọ̑žani
plural bọ̑žani bọ̑žane bọ̑žana
š-participle
masculine feminine neuter
singular – – –
dual – – –
plural – – –
adverbial š-participle –
True gerund bọ̑žanje
Objectified gerund –
Present stem bọ̑žam (a-m)
Present indicative
singular dual plural
1st person bọ̑žam bọ̑žava, bọ̑žama bọ̑žamo
2nd person bọ̑žaš bọ̑žata, bọ̑žasta bọ̑žate, bọ̑žaste
3rd person bọ̑ža bọ̑žata, bọ̑žasta bọ̑žajo
Imperative
singular dual plural
1st person bọ̑žaj bọ̑žajva, bọ̑žajma bọ̑žajmo
2nd person bọ̑žaj bọ̑žajta bọ̑žajte
3rd person bọ̑žaj bọ̑žajta –
č-participle
masculine feminine neuter
singular bọ̑žajọ̄č bọ̑žajọ́ča bọ̑žajọ́če
dual bọ̑žajọ́ča bọ̑žajọ́či bọ̑žajọ́či
plural bọ̑žajọ́či bọ̑žajọ́če bọ̑žajọ́ča
adverbial participles
č-participle bọ̑žajọ̄č
e-participle božȃje

Derived terms
  • izbọ̑žati
  • pobọ̑žati

Further reading
  • “božati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “božati”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references
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