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карам

/[ˈkarɐm]/
Bulgarianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectalto edify, to instruct
  2. 2.
    dialectalto rebuke, to reproach, to reprimand
    • Сос ма ка́рай, ма́йчинко, сос ма мо́мрей!

      Sos ma káraj, májčinko, sos ma mómrej!Stop reproaching me, mother, stop reprimanding me!

  3. 3.
    to drive, to conduct (a vehicle)
    • ка́рам кола́

      káram kolá[I] drive a car

  4. 4.
    to drive, to herd (an animal, a herd)
    • ка́рам гове́да

      káram govéda[I] herd cattle

  5. 5.
    to convey, to transport, to carry
    • ка́рам това́р

      káram továrto transport goods

  6. 6.
    to make, to coerce (someone do something)
    • ка́рам ня́кого да ...

      káram njákogo da ...[I] coerce someone to ...

  7. 7.
    to undergo, to get through, to pass (endevour, situation, state of affairs)
    • ка́рам грип

      káram grip[I] undergo flu

    • ка́рам и́зпит

      káram ízpit[I] am taking an exam

    • Ка́рам я ня́как си.

      Káram ja njákak si.I am doing fine somehow/in some way.

  8. 8.
    to make, to prepare oneself to do something
  9. 9.
    colloquialto be (a certain age)
  10. 10.
    colloquialto live, to be getting along
  11. 11.
    colloquialto keep on (doing something), to carry out

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • ка́ране
  • ка́раница
  • ка́рба
  • пре́карба
  • ока́рвам
  • ока́рам
  • пока́рам
  • ска́рвам
  • ска́рам pfска́ран
  • пока́рвам
Synonyms
  • поуча́вам
  • назида́вам
  • гъ́лча
  • мъ́мря
  • хо́кам
  • укоря́вам
  • порица́вам
  • управля́вам
  • во́дя
  • кърдя́
Related words (2)
  • ука́рям
  • кару́ца

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *karati (“to accuse”), an iterative counter-part to коря́ (korjá, “to rebuke”).

Forms

  • ка́рам first-singular present indicative orcanonical • imperfective
  • káramromanization
  • ка́ращactive • indefinite • masculine • participle • present
  • ка́ралactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • кара́лactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • ка́ралactive • imperfect • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • ка́ранindefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past
  • ка́райкиadverbial • indefinite • masculine • participle
  • ка́ращиятactive • definite • masculine • participle • present • subjective
  • ка́ралиятactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • кара́лиятactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • ка́раниятdefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past • subjective
  • ка́райкиadverbial • definite • masculine • participle • subjective
  • ка́ращияactive • definite • masculine • objective • participle • present
  • ка́ралияactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • кара́лияactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • ка́ранияdefinite • masculine • objective • participle • passive • past
  • ка́райкиadverbial • definite • masculine • objective • participle
  • ка́ращаactive • feminine • indefinite • participle • present
  • ка́ралаactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • кара́лаactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • ка́ралаactive • feminine • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past
  • ка́ранаfeminine • indefinite • participle • passive • past
  • ка́райкиadverbial • feminine • indefinite • participle
  • ка́ращатаactive • definite • feminine • participle • present
  • ка́ралатаactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • кара́латаactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • -active • definite • feminine • imperfect • participle • past
  • ка́ранатаdefinite • feminine • participle • passive • past
  • ка́райкиadverbial • definite • feminine • participle
  • ка́ращоactive • indefinite • neuter • participle • present
  • ка́ралоactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • кара́лоactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • ка́ралоactive • imperfect • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • ка́раноindefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • ка́ранеindefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • ка́райкиadverbial • indefinite • neuter • participle
  • ка́ращотоactive • definite • neuter • participle • present
  • ка́ралотоactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • кара́лотоactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • neuter • participle • past
  • ка́ранотоdefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • ка́ранетоdefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • ка́райкиadverbial • definite • neuter • participle
  • ка́ращиactive • indefinite • participle • plural • present
  • ка́ралиactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • кара́лиactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • ка́ралиactive • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • ка́раниindefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • ка́ранияindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • ка́ранетаindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • ка́райкиadverbial • indefinite • participle • plural
  • ка́ращитеactive • definite • participle • plural • present
  • ка́ралитеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • кара́литеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • -active • definite • imperfect • participle • past • plural
  • ка́ранитеdefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • ка́раниятаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • ка́ранетатаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • ка́райкиadverbial • definite • participle • plural
  • ка́рамfirst-person • indicative • present • singular
  • ка́рашindicative • present • second-person • singular
  • ка́раindicative • present • singular • third-person
  • ка́рамеfirst-person • indicative • plural • present
  • ка́ратеindicative • plural • present • second-person
  • ка́ратindicative • plural • present • third-person
  • ка́рахfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • singular
  • ка́рашеimperfect • indicative • second-person • singular
  • ка́рашеimperfect • indicative • singular • third-person
  • ка́рахмеfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • plural
  • ка́рахтеimperfect • indicative • plural • second-person
  • ка́рахаimperfect • indicative • plural • third-person
  • ка́рахaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • кара́хaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • ка́раaorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • кара́aorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • ка́раaorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • кара́aorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • ка́рахмеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • кара́хмеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • ка́рахтеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • кара́хтеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • ка́рахаaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • кара́хаaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • nonedubitative • past • perfect • present
  • ка́райimperative • second-person • singular
  • ка́райтеimperative • plural • second-person

Conjugation

I
ка́рам
you (sg)
ка́раш
he/she/it
ка́ра
we
ка́раме
you (pl)
ка́рате
they
ка́рат

Other Forms

present active:ка́ращ, ка́райки, ка́ращият, ка́райки, ка́ращия, ка́райки, ка́раща, ка́райки, ка́ращата, ка́райки, ка́ращо, ка́райки, ка́ращото, ка́райки, ка́ращи, ка́райки, ка́ращите, ка́райки
aorist active:ка́рал, кара́л, ка́ралият, кара́лият, ка́ралия, кара́лия, ка́рала, кара́ла, ка́ралата, кара́лата, ка́рало, кара́ло, ка́ралото, кара́лото, ка́рали, кара́ли, ка́ралите, кара́лите
imperfect active:ка́рал, -, -, ка́рала, -, ка́рало, -, ка́рали, -
past passive:ка́ран, ка́раният, ка́рания, ка́рана, ка́раната, ка́рано, ка́раното, ка́рани, ка́раните

Full conjugation of карам

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