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струвам

/[ˈstruvɐm]/
Bulgarianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to cost, to demand charge, to be worth
    • Хля́бът стру́ва двá ле́ва.

      Hljábǎt strúva dvá léva.The bread costs two levas.

    • Та́зи ра́бота ми стру́ва мно́го не́рви.

      Tázi rábota mi strúva mnógo nérvi.This job costs me a lot of nerves (i.e. stress).

  2. 2.
    to seem, to look, to appear
    • стру́ва ми се, че ...

      strúva mi se, če ...it seems to me, that ...

    • как ти се стру́вам?

      kak ti se strúvam?how do I look to you?

  3. 3.
    to be worth
  4. 4.
    to be worth it
    • Кра́йният резулта́т си стру́ва уси́лията.

      Krájnijat rezultát si strúva usílijata.The end result is worth the efforts.

  5. 5.
    obsoleteto devote, to invest, to spend (effort, resources)
    • стру́вам труд да ...

      strúvam trud da ...[I] spend effort/labour to ...

    • Пра́вя-стру́вам.

      Právja-strúvam.To do this and that ~ To try all sorts of methods.

    • На мра́вката път стру́ва.

      Na mrávkata pǎt strúva.Can't hurt a fly.

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • престру́вам се
  • престо́рвам се
  • стру́ване
Synonyms
  • пра́вя
  • чиня́
  • вла́гам
  • ко́ствам
  • чи́ня
  • вре́дя
Related words (2)
  • сто́ря
  • сто́рвам

Etymology

Per BER, contracted from earlier стору́вам (storúvam, “to do, to make”) < *sъtvorovati, thus largely equivalent to сътворя “to create”, с- (s-) + творя (tvorja). Formally matching Proto-Slavic *struvati would have probably meant “to disperse, to diffuse” (as attested in related causative Old Church Slavonic остроуꙗти (ostrujati, “to refute”)).

Forms

  • стру́вам first-singular present indicative orcanonical • imperfective
  • strúvamromanization
  • стру́ващactive • indefinite • masculine • participle • present
  • стру́валactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • струва́лactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • стру́валactive • imperfect • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • -indefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past
  • стру́вайкиadverbial • indefinite • masculine • participle
  • стру́ващиятactive • definite • masculine • participle • present • subjective
  • стру́валиятactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • струва́лиятactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • -definite • masculine • participle • passive • past • subjective
  • стру́вайкиadverbial • definite • masculine • participle • subjective
  • стру́ващияactive • definite • masculine • objective • participle • present
  • стру́валияactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • струва́лияactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • -definite • masculine • objective • participle • passive • past
  • стру́вайкиadverbial • definite • masculine • objective • participle
  • стру́ващаactive • feminine • indefinite • participle • present
  • стру́валаactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • струва́лаactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • стру́валаactive • feminine • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past
  • -feminine • indefinite • participle • passive • past
  • стру́вайкиadverbial • feminine • indefinite • participle
  • стру́ващатаactive • definite • feminine • participle • present
  • стру́валатаactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • струва́латаactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • -active • definite • feminine • imperfect • participle • past
  • -definite • feminine • participle • passive • past
  • стру́вайкиadverbial • definite • feminine • participle
  • стру́ващоactive • indefinite • neuter • participle • present
  • стру́валоactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • струва́лоactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • стру́валоactive • imperfect • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • -indefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • стру́ванеindefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • стру́вайкиadverbial • indefinite • neuter • participle
  • стру́ващотоactive • definite • neuter • participle • present
  • стру́валотоactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • струва́лотоactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • neuter • participle • past
  • -definite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • стру́ванетоdefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • стру́вайкиadverbial • definite • neuter • participle
  • стру́ващиactive • indefinite • participle • plural • present
  • стру́валиactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • струва́лиactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • стру́валиactive • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • -indefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • стру́ванияindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • стру́ванетаindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • стру́вайкиadverbial • indefinite • participle • plural
  • стру́ващитеactive • definite • participle • plural • present
  • стру́валитеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • струва́литеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • -active • definite • imperfect • participle • past • plural
  • -definite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • стру́ваниятаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • стру́ванетатаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • стру́вайкиadverbial • definite • participle • plural
  • стру́вамfirst-person • indicative • present • singular
  • стру́вашindicative • present • second-person • singular
  • стру́ваindicative • present • singular • third-person
  • стру́вамеfirst-person • indicative • plural • present
  • стру́ватеindicative • plural • present • second-person
  • стру́ватindicative • plural • present • third-person
  • стру́вахfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • singular
  • стру́вашеimperfect • indicative • second-person • singular
  • стру́вашеimperfect • indicative • singular • third-person
  • стру́вахмеfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • plural
  • стру́вахтеimperfect • indicative • plural • second-person
  • стру́вахаimperfect • indicative • plural • third-person
  • стру́вахaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • струва́хaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • стру́ваaorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • струва́aorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • стру́ваaorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • струва́aorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • стру́вахмеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • струва́хмеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • стру́вахтеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • струва́хтеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • стру́вахаaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • струва́хаaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • nonedubitative • past • perfect • present
  • стру́вайimperative • second-person • singular
  • стру́вайтеimperative • plural • second-person

Conjugation

I
стру́вам
you (sg)
стру́ваш
he/she/it
стру́ва
we
стру́ваме
you (pl)
стру́вате
they
стру́ват

Other Forms

present active:стру́ващ, стру́вайки, стру́ващият, стру́вайки, стру́ващия, стру́вайки, стру́ваща, стру́вайки, стру́ващата, стру́вайки, стру́ващо, стру́вайки, стру́ващото, стру́вайки, стру́ващи, стру́вайки, стру́ващите, стру́вайки
aorist active:стру́вал, струва́л, стру́валият, струва́лият, стру́валия, струва́лия, стру́вала, струва́ла, стру́валата, струва́лата, стру́вало, струва́ло, стру́валото, струва́лото, стру́вали, струва́ли, стру́валите, струва́лите
imperfect active:стру́вал, -, -, стру́вала, -, стру́вало, -, стру́вали, -
past passive:-, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -

Full conjugation of струвам

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