засмивам

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, засме́я (zasméja) +‎ -вам (-vam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈsmivɐm]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ivɐm
  • Syllabification(key): за‧сми‧вам
  • Hyphenation(key): зас‧ми‧вам

Verb

засми́вам • (zasmívam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective засме́я)

  1. (transitive) to make laugh, to cheer up
  2. (reflexive with се) to burst out laughing, to begin laughing at something
  3. (reflexive with се) to cheer up, to smile

See also

  • засмивам се под платно (zasmivam se pod platno, to die, literally to laugh beneath a cloth)
  • засмивам се на попа в петите (zasmivam se na popa v petite, to die, literally to laugh before the priest's feet)
  • засмивам се до ушите (zasmivam se do ušite, to grin from ear to ear)
  • засмивам се под мустак (zasmivam se pod mustak, to smile wryly, literally to smile under one's mustache)

References

  • засмивам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • засмивам се”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024