жда

Bulgarian

Etymology

Convergence of ща да (šta da, to will, to seek to) (< Old Church Slavonic хътѣти (xŭtěti)< Proto-Slavic *xъtěti) and dialectal жъда́ (žǎdá, to await) (< Old Church Slavonic жьдати (žĭdati)< Proto-Slavic *žьdati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒdɤ]

Particle

жда (žda)

  1. (nonstandard, dialectal) used to form (periphrastic) future and future perfect tense

Alternative forms

  • жа (ža), жи (ži) colloquial, dialectal

References

Verb

жда (žda) impf

  1. (dialectal, transitive) Alternative form of жъда́ (žǎdá): to expect, to look forward to

Conjugation

  • жъ́дя (žǎ́dja), жъде́я (žǎdéja, to await, to anticipate) (dated)

References

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