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Bulgarian verbs

Bulgarian verbs are words that show what someone or something is doing, did or will do.

Let’s pretend that you are a little bird and your friend asks you what you are doing. You could say: “I fly” or “I flapped my wings” or “I will soar in the sky tomorrow”. These sentences all have a verb in them, telling your friend what you are doing, did or will do.

Now, let’s focus on the Bulgarian verbs. In Bulgarian, verbs change form depending on who is doing the action (the subject), when it happened (past, present or future) and sometimes how many people are doing it (singular or plural).

For example, the verb “to eat” is “ядя” in Bulgarian. If you are talking about yourself eating you would say “аз ям” (I eat). If your friend is eating, you would say “ти ядеш” (you eat). If many people are eating, you would say “те ядат” (they eat).

It might seem complicated at first, but once you learn the rules it becomes easy to understand. Bulgarian verbs are important because they help us communicate actions and events in a clear way. So, just like you can tell your friend what you are doing, Bulgarian verbs help Bulgarians do the same. And that’s pretty neat, isn’t it?