Bulgarian

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Etymology

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притесня́ (pritesnjá)-вам (-vam, imperfective suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pritɛˈsnʲa̟vɐm]
  • Syllabification(key): при‧те‧сня‧вам
  • Hyphenation(key): при‧тес‧ня‧вам

Verb

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притесня́вам (pritesnjávam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective притесня́)

  1. (transitive) to worry someone
    Гневъ́т му ме притесня́ва.
    Gnevǎ́t mu me pritesnjáva.
    His anger worries me.
  2. (transitive) to bother someone, to disturb
    Ла́енето на ку́чето я притесня́ваше.
    Láeneto na kúčeto ja pritesnjávaše.
    The dog's barking disturbed her.
  3. (transitive) to oppress, to inconvenience, to restrict, to limit
    Ва́шата упори́тост ме притесня́ва.
    Vášata uporítost me pritesnjáva.
    Your stubbornness is limiting me.
  4. (reflexive with се) to worry about, to be worried about [with за (za) ‘something, someone’]
    Притесня́вам се за семе́йството си.
    Pritesnjávam se za seméjstvoto si.
    I am worried about my family.

Conjugation

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References

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