бройна форма

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɔjnɐ ˈfɔrmɐ]

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Noun

бро́йна фо́рма • (brójna fórma) f

1. count form, numerical plural form A remnant of the grammatical dual number, used in the masculine whenever there is a precise amount of something, regardless of the actual number. Some nouns have no count form, so they are used only with general plural (see examples 5 and 6)

   Много моливи. (general plural) ― Mnogo molivi. (general plural) ― Many pencils.

   Три молива. (count form) ― Tri moliva. (count form) ― Three pencils.

   Много ученици. (general plural) ― Mnogo učenici. (general plural) ― Many students.

   Двама ученика. (count form) ― Dvama učenika. (count form) ― Two students.

   Много мъже. (general plural) ― Mnogo mǎže. (general plural) ― Many men.

   Петима мъже. (count form) ― Petima mǎže. (count form) ― Five men.

Usage notes

• In modern Bulgarian the use of the count form for nouns, which represent people, is frowned upon and is considered incorrect by some.
• The word човек (čovek) has two equivalent count forms - човека и души.
• The general plural is used in all cases where the noun have no count form, like with мъж (mǎž).

Declension

Declension of бро́йна фо́рма

	singular	plural
indefinite	бро́йна фо́рма brójna fórma	бро́йни фо́рми brójni fórmi
definite	бро́йната фо́рма brójnata fórma	бро́йните фо́рми brójnite fórmi

Further reading

• Bulgarian nouns
• Bulgarian grammar
• Dual grammatical number