значи

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Bulgarian

Etymology

See зна́ча (znáča).

Pronunciation

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Verb

зна́чи (znáči) third-singular present indicativeimpf (impersonal)

  1. (impersonal) so, therefore (literally, "it means")
    врата́та е отклю́чена, зна́чи той тря́бва да е у дома́
    vratáta e otkljúčena, znáči toj trjábva da e u domá
    the door is unlocked, which means he must be home

Conjugation

Adverb

зна́чи (znáči) (not comparable)

  1. then (a filler word to emphasize a thought)
    ехе́, зна́чи било́ и́стина!
    ehé, znáči biló ístina!
    so, that means it was true!

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *značiti.

Pronunciation

Adverb

значи (znači) (not comparable)

  1. so, thus, in other words
    Значи залудно сме мачеле досега.
    Znači zaludno sme mačele dosega.
    So we've been toiling in vain all along.
  2. An adverb of emphasis.
    Значи веќе не сакам да те гледам.
    Znači veḱe ne sakam da te gledam.
    I really don't want to see you again.

Usage notes

  • This word is often used to summarize previous information as well as introduce new topics, much like Italian allora.

Verb

значи (znači) third-singular presentimpf (no perfective)

  1. (transitive, stative) to mean, signify

Conjugation

Conjugation of значи (imperfective, present in )
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine значел (značel) adjectival participle
feminine значела (značela) adverbial participle значејќи (značejḱi)
neuter значело (značelo) verbal noun значење (značenje)
plural значеле (značele) perfect participle значено (značeno)
finite forms present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular значам (značam) значев (značev)
2nd singular значиш (značiš) значеше (značeše) значи (znači)
3rd singular значи (znači) значеше (značeše)
1st plural значиме (značime) значевме (značevme)
2nd plural значите (značite) значевте (značevte) значете (značete)
3rd plural значат (značat) значеа (značea)
compound tenses
perfect сум значел (sum značel) present of сум (except in the 3rd person) +
imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам значено (imam značeno) present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев значел (bev značel) imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав значено (imav značeno) imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал значено (sum imal značeno) perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе значам (ḱe značam) ќе + present
има-future ќе имам значено (ḱe imam značeno) future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе значев (ḱe značev) ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав значено (ḱe imav značeno) future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум значел (ḱe sum značel) ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал значено (ḱe sum imal značeno) future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би значел (bi značel) би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал значено (bi imal značeno) conditional of има + perfect participle