чертая

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrtati. By surface analysis, черта (čerta, “dash”) +‎ -а́я (-ája).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛrˈtajɐ]

Verb

черта́я • (čertája) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to draw, to sketch, to scrabble
    черта́я ски́ца (transitive) ― čertája skíca ― to draw a sketch
    черта́я си на пя́съка (intransitive) ― čertája si na pjásǎka ― to be scrabbling on the sand
  2. (transitive) to trace, to mark, to outline
  3. (transitive, figurative) to plot plans, to scheme

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • зачертая pf (začertaja), зачертавам impf (začertavam)
  • изчертая pf (izčertaja), изчертавам impf (izčertavam)
  • начертая pf (načertaja), начертавам impf (načertavam)
  • очертая pf (očertaja), очертавам impf (očertavam)
  • почертая pf (počertaja), почертавам impf (počertavam)
  • подчертая pf (podčertaja), подчертавам impf (podčertavam, “to underline, to emphasize”)
  • разчертая pf (razčertaja), разчертавам impf (razčertavam)
  • черте́ж (čertéž, “draft, plot”)

References

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