спра

See also: спря

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sprɤ]

Verb

спра • (spra) first-singular present indicative, pf (imperfective спи́рам)

(intransitive) to stop, to come to a halt/stand/stop/standstill
(intransitive) to cease, to pause
(intransitive) to pull up, to draw up
Файтонът спря в края на пътя.
Fajtonǎt sprja v kraja na pǎtja.
The carriage drew up at the end of the lane.
(intransitive) to run down
Часовникът е спрял.
Časovnikǎt e sprjal.
The clock has run down.
(intransitive) to call (at a harbour)
Онази година почти сто кораба спряха на пристанището.
Onazi godina počti sto koraba sprjaha na pristaništeto.
That year almost one hundred ships called at the harbour.
(intransitive) to break down
(intransitive) to be cut off
Водата спря.
Vodata sprja.
The water has been cut off.
(transitive) to cause something or somebody to stop, to put an end to, to bring to a stop/stand/standstill
Не можеш да го спреш.
Ne možeš da go spreš.
There’s no stopping him.
(transitive) to hold up, to stay
Губернаторът спря екзекуцията.
Gubernatorǎt sprja ekzekucijata.
The governor stayed the execution.
(transitive) to check, to hold back/in/up, to restrain, to withhold, to curb, to stem
(transitive) to hinder, to impede, to trammel
(transitive) to cause something or somebody to pull up, to break off
(transitive) to cease, to discontinue, to leave off, to suspend
(transitive) to cut off (electricity, etc.)
Спряха тока.
Sprjaha toka.
The power is cut off.

Conjugation

Conjugation of спра (conjugation 1.5, perfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	—	спрял sprjal	спрял sprjal	спрян sprjan		—
	definite subject form	—	спре́лият sprélijat	—	спре́ният sprénijat
	definite object form	—	спре́лия sprélija	—	спре́ния sprénija
feminine	indefinite	—	спря́ла sprjála	спря́ла sprjála	спря́на sprjána
feminine	definite	—	спря́лата sprjálata	—	спря́ната sprjánata
neuter	indefinite	—	спря́ло sprjálo	спря́ло sprjálo	спря́но sprjáno	—
neuter	definite	—	спря́лото sprjáloto	—	спря́ното sprjánoto	—
plural	indefinite	—	спре́ли spréli	спре́ли spréli	спре́ни spréni	—
plural	definite	—	спре́лите sprélite	—	спре́ните sprénite	—

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		спра spra	спреш spreš	спре spre	спрем sprem	спре́те spréte	спрат sprat
imperfect		спрях sprjah	спре́ше spréše	спре́ше spréše	спря́хме sprjáhme	спря́хте sprjáhte	спря́ха sprjáha
aorist		спрях sprjah	спря sprja	спря sprja	спря́хме sprjáhme	спря́хте sprjáhte	спря́ха sprjáha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
future	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
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли 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 спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	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 спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and спрял m, спря́ла f, спря́ло n, or спре́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			спри spri			спре́те spréte

References

“спра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010