First and Second Conjugation
These verbs use the old yat vowel between the stem and the personal endings. When stressed, it is pronounced as /ja/ (written я) or /a/ (written а) after /ʒ/, /tʃ/ and /ʃ/. When unstressed, it is pronounced as /ɛ/ (written е). In second and third person singular it is always pronounced as /ɛ/.
| Citation form |
Stem | Past Imperfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stressed yat vowel | |||||||
| Singular | Plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| чета /tʃɛˈt̪ɤ/ |
чет- /tʃɛt̪/ |
четях /tʃɛˈt̪ʲax/ |
четеше /tʃɛˈt̪ɛʃɛ/ |
четеше /tʃɛˈt̪ɛʃɛ/ |
четяхме /tʃɛˈt̪ʲaxmɛ/ |
четяхте /tʃɛˈt̪ʲaxt̪ɛ/ |
четяха /tʃɛˈt̪ʲaxə/ |
| вървя /vɐrˈvʲɤ/ |
върв- /vɐrv/ |
вървях /vɐrˈvʲax/ |
вървеше /vɐrˈvɛʃɛ/ |
вървеше /vɐrˈvɛʃɛ/ |
вървяхме /vɐrˈvʲaxmɛ/ |
вървяхте vɐrˈvʲaxt̪ɛ/ |
вървяха /vɐrˈvʲaxə/ |
| пека /pɛˈkɤ/ |
пек- /pɛk/ |
печах* /pɛˈtʃax/ |
печеше* /pɛˈtʃɛʃɛ/ |
печеше* /pɛˈtʃɛʃɛ/ |
печахме* /pɛˈtʃaxmɛ/ |
печахте* /pɛˈtʃaxt̪ɛ/ |
печаха* /pɛˈtʃaxə/ |
| мълча /mɐɫˈtʃɤ/ |
мълч- /mɐɫtʃ/ |
мълчах /mɐɫˈtʃax/ |
мълчеше /mɐɫˈtʃɛʃɛ/ |
мълчеше /mɐɫˈtʃɛʃɛ/ |
мълчахме /mɐɫˈtʃaxmɛ/ |
мълчахте /mɐɫˈtʃaxt̪ɛ/ |
мълчаха /mɐɫˈtʃaxə/ |
| Citation form |
Stem | Past Imperfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unstressed yat vowel | |||||||
| Singular | Plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| пиша /ˈpiʃə/ |
пиш- /ˈpiʃ/ |
пишех /ˈpiʃɛx/ |
пишеше /ˈpiʃɛʃɛ/ |
пишеше /ˈpiʃɛʃɛ/ |
пишехме /ˈpiʃɛxmɛ/ |
пишехте /ˈpiʃɛxt̪ɛ/ |
пишеха /ˈpiʃɛxə/ |
| говоря /ɡoˈvɔrʲə/ |
говор- /ɡoˈvɔr/ |
говорех ɡoˈvɔrɛx/ |
говореше ɡoˈvɔrɛʃɛ/ |
говореше ɡoˈvɔrɛʃɛ/ |
говорехме ɡoˈvɔrɛxmɛ/ |
говорехте ɡoˈvɔrɛxt̪ɛ/ |
говореха ɡoˈvɔrɛxə/ |
| мога /ˈmɔɡə/ |
мог- /ˈmɔɡ/ |
можех* /ˈmɔʒɛx/ |
можеше* /ˈmɔʒɛʃɛ/ |
можеше* /ˈmɔʒɛʃɛ/ |
можехме* /ˈmɔʒɛxmɛ/ |
можехте* /ˈmɔʒɛxt̪ɛ/ |
можеха* /ˈmɔʒɛxə/ |
| движа /ˈd̪viʒə/ |
движ- /ˈd̪viʒ/ |
движех /ˈd̪viʒɛx/ |
движеше /ˈd̪viʒɛʃɛ/ |
движеше /ˈd̪viʒɛʃɛ/ |
движехме /ˈd̪viʒɛxmɛ/ |
движехте /ˈd̪viʒɛxt̪ɛ/ |
движеха /ˈd̪viʒɛxə/ |
* The consonants к (/k/) and г (/g/) change to ч (/tʃ/) and ж (/ʒ/) before the front vowels е (/ɛ/) and и (/i/).
Additionally, after ж (/ʒ/), ч (/tʃ/) and ш (/ʃ/) the stressed yat vowel can be pronounced either as /a/ (as above) or as /ɛ/. The latter forms have fallen largely into disuse.
| Citation form |
Stem | Past Imperfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stressed yat vowel | |||||||
| Singular | Plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| пека /pɛˈkɤ/ |
пек- /pɛk/ |
печех /pɛˈtʃɛx/ |
печеше /pɛˈtʃɛʃɛ/ |
печеше /pɛˈtʃɛʃɛ/ |
печехме /pɛˈtʃɛxmɛ/ |
печехте /pɛˈtʃɛxt̪ɛ/ |
печеха /pɛˈtʃɛxə/ |
| мълча /mɐɫˈtʃɤ/ |
мълч- /mɐɫtʃ/ |
мълчех /mɐɫˈtʃɛx/ |
мълчеше /mɐɫˈtʃɛʃɛ/ |
мълчеше /mɐɫˈtʃɛʃɛ/ |
мълчехме /mɐɫˈtʃɛxmɛ/ |
мълчехте /mɐɫˈtʃɛxt̪ɛ/ |
мълчеха /mɐɫˈtʃɛxə/ |
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