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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *xvatati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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хва́щам (hváštam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective хва́на)

  1. to hold
  2. to catch (an object, a person, a taxi, a disease, etc.)
  3. (colloquial) to to go to (someone)'s head (of alcohol)
  4. (colloquial, figurative) to overwhelm, to seize (someone) (of a feeling)
    хва́на ме депре́сияhvána me deprésijaI became depressed (literally, “depression seized me”)
  5. (colloquial) to be covered with (rust, mold, fleas, dust, etc.)
  6. to take hold, to set in (of the weather)
  7. to take (of paint, fire, etc.)
  8. (colloquial) to start (doing something)
  9. (colloquial) to deduct (an amount)
  10. (colloquial) to set out, to depart
  11. (reflexive with се) to hold (onto)
  12. (reflexive with се) to be caught (e.g. in a trap)
  13. (reflexive with се) to be deceived
  14. (reflexive with се) to start work
  15. (reflexive with се) to take root (of plants)

Conjugation

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