нека
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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nekъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian не̏ка/nȅka, Slovak nech, and Polish niech.
Pronunciation
Particle
не́ка • (néka)
- let, may
- introduces suggestion, offer, or allowance of certain course of actions
- Нека почакаме.
- Neka počakame.
- Let us wait.
- Нека да ти помогна.
- Neka da ti pomogna.
- Let me help you.
- Нека си ходи.
- Neka si hodi.
- Let him/her go away.
- expresses neutrality towards statements or observations
- – Вънка вали дъжд.
– Добре! Нека си вали.- – Vǎnka vali dǎžd.
– Dobre! Neka si vali. - – It rains outside.
– ОК! Let it rain.
- – Vǎnka vali dǎžd.
- introduces suggestion, offer, or allowance of certain course of actions
Related terms
- нека́й sg (nekáj), нека́йте pl (nekájte) (imperative forms of an earlier *ne kajati (“not to repent”))
- неха́й sg (neháj), неха́йте pl (nehájte) (imperative forms of an earlier *ne xajati (“not to care”))
References
- “нека”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “нека”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “нека”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 261
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “нека”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 602
Anagrams
Chechen
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
нека • (neka) class ?
- swim (swimming)
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nekъ.
Pronunciation
Particle
нека • (neka)
- let, may
- нека биде по твое ― neka bide po tvoe ― have it your way
- така нека биде! ― taka neka bide! ― so be it!
- што ќе биде, нека биде ― što ḱe bide, neka bide ― come what may
- нека победи најдобриот ― neka pobedi najdobriot ― may the best man win
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nekъ. Compare Bulgarian нека (neka), Slovak nech, and Polish niech.
Particle
не̏ка (Latin spelling nȅka)
References
- “нека”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025