държа

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьržati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

държа́ (dǎržá) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to hold, to have a grip of
  2. (transitive) to take care of, to maintain
    държа машината в работен режим
    dǎrža mašinata v raboten režim
    I maintain the machine in a working state
  3. (transitive) to keep
    държа вратата отворена
    dǎrža vratata otvorena
    I keep the door open
    държа го в изправено положение
    dǎrža go v izpraveno položenie
    I keep it in a standing position
  4. (intransitive) to value, to hold in high esteem
    държа на външния си вид
    dǎrža na vǎnšnija si vid
    I value my appearance
  5. (intransitive) to insist upon
    държа да отбележа
    dǎrža da otbeleža
    I insist to make a remark
  6. (reflexive with се) to stick, to hold on
    държа се за клона
    dǎrža se za klona
    I hold on to the branch

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References

  • държа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “държа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 460

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