стига

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

See сти́гам (stígam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstiɡɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɡɐ

Interjection

сти́га • (stíga)

1. enough, no more

Adverb

сти́га • (stíga)

1. provided (that), as long (as) [with да (da, + clause) or са́мо да (sámo da, + clause)]
   • V. Drumev, quoted in [1]

     Чове́к вси́чко мо́же да дости́гне, сти́га са́мо да и́ска.

     Čovék vsíčko móže da dostígne, stíga sámo da íska.

     One can achieve everything, provided that one wants to.

Etymology 2

Deverbal from сти́гам (stígam).

Noun

сти́га • (stíga) f

1. (dialectal) catching up, reaching

   добра́ сти́га (popular) ― dobrá stíga ― good day, well met (literally, “good catching-up”)

Declension

Declension of сти́га

	singular
indefinite	сти́га stíga
definite	сти́гата stígata

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stigati. Cognates include Bulgarian пристигам (pristigam) and Serbo-Croatian stignuti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstiɡa]

Verb

стига • (stiga) third-singular present, impf (perfective стигне)

1. (intransitive) to arrive
2. (intransitive) to manage, have enough time
3. (intransitive) to turn out to be sufficient, not run out
4. (transitive) to catch up with, reach

Conjugation

Conjugation of стига (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	стигал	—	adjectival participle	стиган
feminine	стигала	—	adverbial participle	стигајќи
neuter	стигало	—	verbal noun	стигање
plural	стигале	—	perfect participle	стигано
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	стигам	стигав	—	—
2nd singular	стигаш	стигаше	—	стигај
3rd singular	стига	стигаше	—	—
1st plural	стигаме	стигавме	—	—
2nd plural	стигате	стигавте	—	стигајте
3rd plural	стигаат	стигаа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум стигал		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам стигано		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев стигал		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав стигано		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал стигано		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе стигам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам стигано		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе стигав		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав стигано		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум стигал		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал стигано		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би стигал		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал стигано		conditional of има + perfect participle