изследвам

Bulgarian

Etymology

из- (iz-) +‎ сле́двам (slédvam, to trace, to follow)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [isˈslɛdvɐm]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛdvɐm
  • Syllabification(key): из‧след‧вам

Verb

изсле́двам • (izslédvam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (literally) to track, to trace throughout (to follow a trace to the end)
    Synonym: (dialectal) изтра́жвам (iztrážvam)
  2. (transitive) to explore, to investigate
  3. (transitive, medicine) to test, to probe (to check the medical state of a patient or have one's own medical state checked)
  4. (reflexive with се, medicine) to be tested, to be probed, to be examined (to have one's own medical state checked)

Conjugation

  • после́двам (poslédvam, to follow up)
  • разсле́двам (razslédvam, to inquire into)
  • изсле́дване (izslédvane, exploration, investigation, research)

References

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