чакам

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čakati (“to wait, await, expect”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian чекати/čekati, Slovak čakať.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃa̟kɐm]

Verb

ча́кам • (čákam) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. to wait
2. to await
3. to expect

   Synonym: очаквам (očakvam)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ча́кам (conjugation 3, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	ча́кащ čákašt	ча́кал, чака́л1 čákal, čakál1	ча́кал čákal	ча́кан čákan		ча́кайки čákajki
	definite subject form	ча́кащият čákaštijat	ча́калият, чака́лият1 čákalijat, čakálijat1	—	ча́каният čákanijat
	definite object form	ча́кащия čákaštija	ча́калия, чака́лия1 čákalija, čakálija1	—	ча́кания čákanija
feminine	indefinite	ча́каща čákašta	ча́кала, чака́ла1 čákala, čakála1	ча́кала čákala	ча́кана čákana
	definite	ча́кащата čákaštata	ча́калата, чака́лата1 čákalata, čakálata1	—	ча́каната čákanata
neuter	indefinite	ча́кащо čákašto	ча́кало, чака́ло1 čákalo, čakálo1	ча́кало čákalo	ча́кано čákano	ча́кане čákane
	definite	ча́кащото čákaštoto	ча́калото, чака́лото1 čákaloto, čakáloto1	—	ча́каното čákanoto	ча́кането čákaneto
plural	indefinite	ча́кащи čákašti	ча́кали, чака́ли1 čákali, čakáli1	ча́кали čákali	ча́кани čákani	ча́кания, ча́канета čákanija, čákaneta
	definite	ча́кащите čákaštite	ча́калите, чака́лите1 čákalite, čakálite1	—	ча́каните čákanite	ча́канията, ча́канетата čákanijata, čákanetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		ча́кам čákam	ча́каш čákaš	ча́ка čáka	ча́каме čákame	ча́кате čákate	ча́кат čákat
imperfect		ча́ках čákah	ча́каше čákaše	ча́каше čákaše	ча́кахме čákahme	ча́кахте čákahte	ча́каха čákaha
aorist		ча́ках, чака́х1 čákah, čakáh1	ча́ка, чака́1 čáka, čaká1	ча́ка, чака́1 čáka, čaká1	ча́кахме, чака́хме1 čákahme, čakáhme1	ча́кахте, чака́хте1 čákahte, čakáhte1	ча́каха, чака́ха1 čákaha, čakáha1
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	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
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 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 ча́кал m, ча́кала f, ча́кало n, or ча́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ча́кал m, ча́кала f, ча́кало n, or ча́кали pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	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 ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ча́кал m, ча́кала f, ча́кало n, or ча́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			ча́кай čákaj			ча́кайте čákajte

¹Dialectally marked.