пестя

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See also: песта

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěstiti (“to nurture”).

Pronunciation

Verb

пестя́ • (pestjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive) to save, to economize (to restrain from spending some limited resource)
    Synonym: икономи́свам (ikonomísvam)
    1. → to not overuse, to limit the usage of
      пестя сили ― pestja sili ― to save one's strength
    2. → to preserve, to conserve
      пестя провизии ― pestja provizii ― to conserve provisions
  2. (transitive) to save towards (to put aside fraction of some resource for further use)
    Synonyms: къ́там (kǎ́tam), заде́лям (zadéljam)
    1. → to be parsimonious of, to put by, to lay aside
      пестя пари ― pestja pari ― to put aside money
    2. → to nurse, to store
      пестя ресурси за следващи начинания
      pestja resursi za sledvašti načinanija
      to save resources for incoming tasks
  3. (intransitive, transitive) to spare, not to waste (to prevent the squander of resources)
    Synonym: щадя́ (štadjá)
    пестя време чрез/посредством ...
    pestja vreme črez/posredstvom ...
    to spare one's time by ...

Conjugation

    Conjugation of пестя́ (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, transitive)
participles present active participle past active aorist participle past active imperfect participle past passive participle verbal noun adverbial participle
masculine indefinite пестя́щ
pestjášt 		пести́л
pestíl 		пестя́л
pestjál 		песте́н
pestén 		песте́йки
pestéjki
definite subject form пестя́щият
pestjáštijat 		пести́лият
pestílijat 		— песте́ният
pesténijat
definite object form пестя́щия
pestjáštija 		пести́лия
pestílija 		— песте́ния
pesténija
feminine indefinite пестя́ща
pestjášta 		пести́ла
pestíla 		пестя́ла
pestjála 		песте́на
pesténa
definite пестя́щата
pestjáštata 		пести́лата
pestílata 		— песте́ната
pesténata
neuter indefinite пестя́що
pestjášto 		пести́ло
pestílo 		пестя́ло
pestjálo 		песте́но
pesténo 		песте́не
pesténe
definite пестя́щото
pestjáštoto 		пести́лото
pestíloto 		— песте́ното
pesténoto 		песте́нето
pesténeto
plural indefinite пестя́щи
pestjášti 		пести́ли
pestíli 		песте́ли
pestéli 		песте́ни
pesténi 		песте́ния, песте́нета
pesténija, pesténeta
definite пестя́щите
pestjáštite 		пести́лите
pestílite 		— песте́ните
pesténite 		песте́нията, песте́нетата
pesténijata, pesténetata
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative аз ти той/тя/то ние вие те
present пестя́
pestjá 		пести́ш
pestíš 		пести́
pestí 		пести́м
pestím 		пести́те
pestíte 		пестя́т
pestját
imperfect пестя́х
pestjáh 		песте́ше
pestéše 		песте́ше
pestéše 		пестя́хме
pestjáhme 		пестя́хте
pestjáhte 		пестя́ха
pestjáha
aorist пести́х
pestíh 		пести́
pestí 		пести́
pestí 		пести́хме
pestíhme 		пести́хте
pestíhte 		пести́ха
pestíha
future pos. Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
neg. Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past pos. Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
neg. Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect Use the present indicative tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
past perfect Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
future perfect Use the future indicative tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
future perfect in the past Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
renarrative аз ти той/тя/то ние вие те
present and imperfect Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and пестя́л m, пестя́ла f, пестя́ло n, or песте́ли pl
aorist Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
future and future in the past pos. Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
neg. Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
dubitative аз ти той/тя/то ние вие те
present and imperfect Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and пестя́л m, пестя́ла f, пестя́ло n, or песте́ли pl
aorist Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
future and future in the past pos. Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
neg. Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect
none
future perfect and future perfect in the past Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
conclusive аз ти той/тя/то ние вие те
present and imperfect Use the present indicative tense of съм and пестя́л m, пестя́ла f, пестя́ло n, or песте́ли pl
aorist Use the present indicative tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
future and future in the past pos. Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
neg. Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
conditional аз ти той/тя/то ние вие те
Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and пести́л m, пести́ла f, пести́ло n, or пести́ли pl
imperative - ти - - вие -
пести́
pestí 		песте́те
pestéte

Derived terms

References

  • “пестя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “пестя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пестя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 189
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