прося

See also: проса

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prositi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔsʲɐ]

Verb

про́ся • (prósja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive, transitive) to beg, to beseech
2. (transitive, obsolescent) to seek for, to ask for, to appeal

   прося мир ― prosja mir ― to sue for piece

   прося милост ― prosja milost ― to beg for mercy

   прося позволение ― prosja pozvolenie ― to seek permission

   прося помощ ― prosja pomošt ― to seek help

3. (reflexive with си) to cause something onto oneself, to call for (usually in negative connotation)

   прося си бо́я ― prosja si bója ― to behave in a way that would cause oneself a punishment (literally, “to ask for spanking”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of про́ся (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	про́сещ prósešt	про́сил, проси́л1 prósil, prosíl1	про́сел prósel	про́сен prósen		про́сейки prósejki
	definite subject form	про́сещият próseštijat	про́силият, проси́лият1 prósilijat, prosílijat1	—	про́сеният prósenijat
	definite object form	про́сещия próseštija	про́силия, проси́лия1 prósilija, prosílija1	—	про́сения prósenija
feminine	indefinite	про́сеща prósešta	про́сила, проси́ла1 prósila, prosíla1	про́села prósela	про́сена prósena
	definite	про́сещата próseštata	про́силата, проси́лата1 prósilata, prosílata1	—	про́сената prósenata
neuter	indefinite	про́сещо prósešto	про́сило, проси́ло1 prósilo, prosílo1	про́село próselo	про́сено próseno	про́сене prósene
	definite	про́сещото próseštoto	про́силото, проси́лото1 prósiloto, prosíloto1	—	про́сеното prósenoto	про́сенето próseneto
plural	indefinite	про́сещи prósešti	про́сили, проси́ли1 prósili, prosíli1	про́сели próseli	про́сени próseni	про́сения, про́сенета prósenija, próseneta
	definite	про́сещите próseštite	про́силите, проси́лите1 prósilite, prosílite1	—	про́сените prósenite	про́сенията, про́сенетата prósenijata, prósenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		про́ся prósja	про́сиш prósiš	про́си prósi	про́сим prósim	про́сите prósite	про́сят prósjat
imperfect		про́сех próseh	про́сеше próseše	про́сеше próseše	про́сехме prósehme	про́сехте prósehte	про́сеха próseha
aorist		про́сих, проси́х1 prósih, prosíh1	про́си, проси́1 prósi, prosí1	про́си, проси́1 prósi, prosí1	про́сихме, проси́хме1 prósihme, prosíhme1	про́сихте, проси́хте1 prósihte, prosíhte1	про́сиха, проси́ха1 prósiha, prosíha1
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 про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 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 про́сел m, про́села f, про́село n, or про́сели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 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 про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and про́сел m, про́села f, про́село n, or про́сели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 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 про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and про́сел m, про́села f, про́село n, or про́сели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 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 про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and про́сил/проси́л1 m, про́сила/проси́ла1 f, про́сило/проси́ло1 n, or про́сили/проси́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			проси́ prosí			просе́те proséte

¹Dialectally marked.

Derived terms

• запрося pf (zaprosja), запросвам impf (zaprosvam)
• изпрося pf (izprosja), изпросвам impf (izprosvam)
• напрося pf (naprosja), напросвам impf (naprosvam, “to beg from multiple parties”) (dialectal)
• попрося pf (poprosja), попросвам impf (poprosvam)
• пропрося pf (proprosja), пропросвам impf (proprosvam)
• про́сяк (prósjak), про́шляк (próšljak, “beggar”) (agent nouns, standard)
• проса́ч m (prosáč), проса́чка f (prosáčka) (agent nouns, colloquial/dialectal)
• про́сник (prósnik, “inquirer”) (dialectal)
• проше́ние (prošénie, “petition”) (in formal speech)
• про́сба (prósba, “request”), про́ситба (prósitba, “inquiry”) (dated)

Related terms

• пра́шам (prášam, “to ask, to inquire”) (dialectal)
• въпро́с (vǎprós, “question”)

References

• “прося”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “прося”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1901) “про́сѭ, -ишь; -илъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 315
• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “прося”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 780

Anagrams

• споря (sporja)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɐˈsʲa]

Participle

прося́ • (prosjá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of проси́ть (prosítʹ)