напрягам

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈprʲa̟ɡɐm]
  • Rhymes: -aɡɐm
  • Syllabification(key): на‧пря‧гам
  • Hyphenation(key): нап‧ря‧гам

Etymology 1

From the perfective напре́гна (naprégna) + vowel gradation -e- > -я-.

Verb

напря́гам • (naprjágam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective напре́гна)

  1. (transitive) imperfective form of напре́гна (naprégna, to strain, to exert)
    напрягам мишциnaprjagam mišcito strain one's muscles
    напрягам всички силиnaprjagam vsički silito exert one's all strength/efforts
  2. (reflexive with се, figurative) to exert oneself, to try really hard [to do something]
    напрягам се да се сетяnaprjagam se da se setjato try [really hard] to recall [smth]
  3. (reflexive with си, figurative) to force, to rack
    напрягам си ума/паметтаnaprjagam si uma/pamettato rack one's brain/memory
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Etymology 2

By surface analysis, на- (na-) +‎ (dated) пря́гам (prjágam).

Verb

напря́гам • (naprjágam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective напре́гна) (dialectal or obsolete)

  1. (ditransitive) iterative of пря́гам (prjágam, to harness, to yoke)
    напрягам ярема на воловетеnaprjagam jarema na voloveteto yoke the ox-bow on the oxes
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