натягам

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈtʲa̟ɡɐm]
  • Rhymes: -aɡɐm
  • Syllabification(key): на‧тя‧гам

Etymology 1

Formed from the perfective verb via vowel gradation (vr̥ddhi) -e- > -я-.

Verb

натя́гам • (natjágam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective нате́гна)

  1. (transitive) imperfective form of нате́гна (natégna, to tighten up)
  2. (reflexive with се, figurative) to ingratiate, to suck up, to put efforts into being liked
    Натягам се на шефа, за да ме повиши.
    Natjagam se na šefa, za da me poviši.
    [I] suck up to [my] boss in order to get a promotion.
Conjugation
Derived terms
nouns
  • (agent nouns) натега́ч m (nategáč), натега́чка f (nategáčka)

References

  • натягам¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • натягам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Verb

натя́гам • (natjágam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective нате́гна) (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) imperfective form of нате́гна (natégna, to burden more)
Conjugation

References