хвана

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxvanə]

Verb

хва́на (hvána) pf (imperfective хва́щам)

  1. to hold
  2. to catch (an object, a person, a taxi, a disease, etc.)
  3. (colloquial) to to go to (someone)'s head (of alcohol)
  4. (colloquial, figuratively) to overwhelm, to seize (someone) (of a feeling)
    хва́на ме депре́сияhvána me deprésijaI got depressed (literally, “depression seized me”)
  5. (colloquial) to be covered with (rust, mold, fleas, dust, etc.)
  6. to take hold, to set in (of the weather)
  7. to take (of paint, fire, etc.)
  8. (colloquial) to start (doing something)
  9. (colloquial) to deduct (an amount)
  10. (colloquial) to set out, to depart
  11. (reflexive) (~ се) to hold (onto)
  12. (reflexive) (~ се) to be caught (e.g. in a trap)
  13. (reflexive) (~ се) to be deceived
  14. (reflexive) (~ се) to start work
  15. (reflexive) (~ се) to take root (of plants)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • захва́щам impf (zahváštam), захва́на pf (zahvána)
  • обхва́щам impf (obhváštam), обхва́на pf (obhvána)
  • подхва́щам impf (podhváštam), подхва́на pf (podhvána)
  • похва́щам impf (pohváštam), похва́на pf (pohvána)
  • прехва́щам impf (prehváštam), прехва́на pf (prehvána)
  • прихва́щам impf (prihváštam), прихва́на pf (prihvána)
  • схва́щам impf (shváštam), схва́на pf (shvána)
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