THE VERB TO BE – ÃËÀÃÎËÚÒ ÑÚÌ

 

1. àç ñúì I am
2. òè ñè you are
3. òîé å he is
    òÿ å she is
    òî å he/she/it* is
1. íèå ñìå we are
2. âèå ñòå you are
3. òå ñà they are

(*see Subject pronouns)

These are the affirmative forms!

Important: Bulgarian verbs have different forms for every person!

To get the negative form it is necessary to put the negative article íå between the subject pronoun and the verb.

àç íå ñúì I am not
òè íå ñè you are not
òîé íå å he is not
òÿ íå å she is not
òî íå å he/she/it* is not
íèå íå ñìå we are not
âèå íå ñòå you are not
òå íå ñà they are not

Notice that the negative article comes before the verb and not after it as it is in English.

The forms "àç ñúì íå", "òè ñè íå" etc. are not correct!

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