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светя

Bulgarianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to lighten, to illuminate, to radiate (light)
    • слънцето свети

      slǎnceto svetithe sun shines

  2. 2.
    to shine, to glow (reflect rays of extant light)
    • очите ѝ светеха от пламъка на огнището

      očite ì sveteha ot plamǎka na ogništetoher eyes glowed from the fire in the hearth

  3. 3.
    to sanctify, to bless
  4. 4.
    to kill
    • ще ти светя маслото

      šte ti svetja maslotoI will sanctify your [funeral] oil (figurative for "I will cause your funeral/I'll kill you!")

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • светило
Synonyms
Related words (8)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *světiti.

Forms

  • све́тя first-singular present indicative orcanonical • imperfective
  • svétjaromanization
  • светнаperfective
  • светвамperfective
  • светкамperfective
  • све́тещactive • indefinite • masculine • participle • present
  • све́тилactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • свети́лactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • све́телactive • imperfect • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • -indefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past
  • све́тейкиadverbial • indefinite • masculine • participle
  • све́тещиятactive • definite • masculine • participle • present • subjective
  • све́тилиятactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • свети́лиятactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • -definite • masculine • participle • passive • past • subjective
  • све́тейкиadverbial • definite • masculine • participle • subjective
  • све́тещияactive • definite • masculine • objective • participle • present
  • све́тилияactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • свети́лияactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • -definite • masculine • objective • participle • passive • past
  • све́тейкиadverbial • definite • masculine • objective • participle
  • све́тещаactive • feminine • indefinite • participle • present
  • све́тилаactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • свети́лаactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • све́телаactive • feminine • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past
  • -feminine • indefinite • participle • passive • past
  • све́тейкиadverbial • feminine • indefinite • participle
  • све́тещатаactive • definite • feminine • participle • present
  • све́тилатаactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • свети́латаactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • -active • definite • feminine • imperfect • participle • past
  • -definite • feminine • participle • passive • past
  • све́тейкиadverbial • definite • feminine • participle
  • све́тещоactive • indefinite • neuter • participle • present
  • све́тилоactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • свети́лоactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • све́телоactive • imperfect • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • -indefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • све́тенеindefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • све́тейкиadverbial • indefinite • neuter • participle
  • све́тещотоactive • definite • neuter • participle • present
  • све́тилотоactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • свети́лотоactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • neuter • participle • past
  • -definite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • све́тенетоdefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • све́тейкиadverbial • definite • neuter • participle
  • све́тещиactive • indefinite • participle • plural • present
  • све́тилиactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • свети́лиactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • све́телиactive • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • -indefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • све́тенияindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • све́тенетаindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • све́тейкиadverbial • indefinite • participle • plural
  • све́тещитеactive • definite • participle • plural • present
  • све́тилитеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • свети́литеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • -active • definite • imperfect • participle • past • plural
  • -definite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • све́тениятаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • све́тенетатаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • све́тейкиadverbial • definite • participle • plural
  • све́тяfirst-person • indicative • present • singular
  • све́тишindicative • present • second-person • singular
  • све́тиindicative • present • singular • third-person
  • све́тимfirst-person • indicative • plural • present
  • све́титеindicative • plural • present • second-person
  • све́тятindicative • plural • present • third-person
  • све́техfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • singular
  • све́тешеimperfect • indicative • second-person • singular
  • све́тешеimperfect • indicative • singular • third-person
  • све́техмеfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • plural
  • све́техтеimperfect • indicative • plural • second-person
  • све́техаimperfect • indicative • plural • third-person
  • све́тихaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • свети́хaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • све́тиaorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • свети́aorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • све́тиaorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • свети́aorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • све́тихмеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • свети́хмеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • све́тихтеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • свети́хтеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • све́тихаaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • свети́хаaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • nonedubitative • past • perfect • present
  • свети́imperative • second-person • singular
  • свете́теimperative • plural • second-person
  • светя́alternative • dialectal
  • светя́ first-singular present indicative orcanonical • perfective
  • svetjáromanization
  • -active • indefinite • masculine • participle • present
  • светя́лactive • imperfect • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • свете́нindefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past
  • -adverbial • indefinite • masculine • participle
  • -active • definite • masculine • participle • present • subjective
  • свете́ниятdefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past • subjective
  • -adverbial • definite • masculine • participle • subjective
  • -active • definite • masculine • objective • participle • present
  • свете́нияdefinite • masculine • objective • participle • passive • past
  • -adverbial • definite • masculine • objective • participle
  • -active • feminine • indefinite • participle • present
  • светя́лаactive • feminine • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past
  • свете́наfeminine • indefinite • participle • passive • past
  • -adverbial • feminine • indefinite • participle
  • -active • definite • feminine • participle • present
  • свете́натаdefinite • feminine • participle • passive • past
  • -adverbial • definite • feminine • participle
  • -active • indefinite • neuter • participle • present
  • светя́лоactive • imperfect • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • свете́ноindefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • -indefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • -adverbial • indefinite • neuter • participle
  • -active • definite • neuter • participle • present
  • свете́нотоdefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • -definite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • -adverbial • definite • neuter • participle
  • -active • indefinite • participle • plural • present
  • свете́лиactive • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • свете́ниindefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • -indefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • -adverbial • indefinite • participle • plural
  • -active • definite • participle • plural • present
  • свете́нитеdefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • -definite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • -adverbial • definite • participle • plural
  • светя́first-person • indicative • present • singular
  • свети́шindicative • present • second-person • singular
  • свети́indicative • present • singular • third-person
  • свети́мfirst-person • indicative • plural • present
  • свети́теindicative • plural • present • second-person
  • светя́тindicative • plural • present • third-person
  • светя́хfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • singular
  • свете́шеimperfect • indicative • second-person • singular
  • свете́шеimperfect • indicative • singular • third-person
  • светя́хмеfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • plural
  • светя́хтеimperfect • indicative • plural • second-person
  • светя́хаimperfect • indicative • plural • third-person

Conjugation

I
све́тя, светя́
you (sg)
све́тиш, свети́ш
he/she/it
све́ти, свети́
we
све́тим, свети́м
you (pl)
све́тите, свети́те
they
све́тят, светя́т

Other Forms

present active:све́тещ, све́тейки, све́тещият, све́тейки, све́тещия, све́тейки, све́теща, све́тейки, све́тещата, све́тейки, све́тещо, све́тейки, све́тещото, све́тейки, све́тещи, све́тейки, све́тещите, све́тейки, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -
aorist active:све́тил, свети́л, све́тилият, свети́лият, све́тилия, свети́лия, све́тила, свети́ла, све́тилата, свети́лата, све́тило, свети́ло, све́тилото, свети́лото, све́тили, свети́ли, све́тилите, свети́лите
imperfect active:све́тел, -, -, све́тела, -, све́тело, -, све́тели, -, светя́л, светя́ла, светя́ло, свете́ли
past passive:-, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, свете́н, свете́ният, свете́ния, свете́на, свете́ната, свете́но, свете́ното, свете́ни, свете́ните

Full conjugation of светя

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