From Proto-Slavic *čakati (“to wait, await, expect”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian чекати/čekati, Slovak čakať.
ча́кам • (čákam) first-singular present indicative, impf
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | ча́кащ čákašt |
ча́кал, чака́л1 čákal, čakál1 |
ча́кал čákal |
ча́кан čákan |
ча́кайки čákajki | |
| definite subject form | ча́кащият čákaštijat |
ча́калият, чака́лият1 čákalijat, čakálijat1 |
— | ча́каният čákanijat | |||
| definite object form | ча́кащия čákaštija |
ча́калия, чака́лия1 čákalija, čakálija1 |
— | ча́кания čákanija | |||
| feminine | indefinite | ча́каща čákašta |
ча́кала, чака́ла1 čákala, čakála1 |
ча́кала čákala |
ча́кана čákana | ||
| definite | ча́кащата čákaštata |
ча́калата, чака́лата1 čákalata, čakálata1 |
— | ча́каната čákanata | |||
| neuter | indefinite | ча́кащо čákašto |
ча́кало, чака́ло1 čákalo, čakálo1 |
ча́кало čákalo |
ча́кано čákano |
ча́кане čákane | |
| definite | ча́кащото čákaštoto |
ча́калото, чака́лото1 čákaloto, čakáloto1 |
— | ча́каното čákanoto |
ча́кането čákaneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | ча́кащи čákašti |
ча́кали, чака́ли1 čákali, čakáli1 |
ча́кали čákali |
ча́кани čákani |
ча́кания, ча́канета čákanija, čákaneta | |
| definite | ча́кащите čákaštite |
ча́калите, чака́лите1 čákalite, čakálite1 |
— | ча́каните čákanite |
ча́канията, ча́канетата čákanijata, čákanetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | ча́кам čákam |
ча́каш čákaš |
ча́ка čáka |
ча́каме čákame |
ча́кате čákate |
ча́кат čákat | |
| imperfect | ча́ках čákah |
ча́каше čákaše |
ча́каше čákaše |
ча́кахме čákahme |
ча́кахте čákahte |
ча́каха čákaha | |
| aorist | ча́ках, чака́х1 čákah, čakáh1 |
ча́ка, чака́1 čáka, čaká1 |
ча́ка, чака́1 čáka, čaká1 |
ча́кахме, чака́хме1 čákahme, čakáhme1 |
ча́кахте, чака́хте1 čákahte, čakáhte1 |
ча́каха, чака́ха1 čákaha, čakáha1 | |
| 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 ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 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 ча́кал m, ча́кала f, ча́кало n, or ча́кали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 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 ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ча́кал m, ча́кала f, ча́кало n, or ча́кали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 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
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| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ча́кал m, ча́кала f, ча́кало n, or ча́кали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 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 ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and ча́кал/чака́л1 m, ча́кала/чака́ла1 f, ча́кало/чака́ло1 n, or ча́кали/чака́ли1 pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| ча́кай čákaj |
ча́кайте čákajte |
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1Dialectally marked.