-яем

Bulgarian Etymology 1 From bg sla-pro *-ějemъ, present passive participle ending of ě/i- and ě-conjugation verbs. In Modern Bulgarian, the derivatives constructed with this suffix are interpreted as normal adjectives. Suffix bg suffix bg rare Deverbal from transitive verbs in ě-conjugation (effectively via a secondary inchoative ěva-derivative), forms adjectives expressing susceptibility or possibility: -able bg овладея to exhibit control → bg овладявам to conquer → bg овладяем conquerable bg преодолея to overcome → bg преодолявам to surmount → bg преодоляем surmountable bg проумея to understand, grasp → bg проумявам to figure out → bg проумяем comprehensible bg повелея to declare → bg повелявам to command → bg повеляем imperative bg rare Deverbal from transitive transitive verbs in ě/i-conjugation, forms adjectives expressing capacity, susceptibility, eventuality, or condition: -able bg горя to burn, to inflame → bg горяем inflammable bg летя to fly → bg летяем flyable bg rare Deverbal from transitive verbs in ěva-conjugation, forms adjectives expressing capacity, susceptibility, eventuality, or condition: -able bg спасявам to save → bg спасяем savable bg изживявам to experience → bg изживяем experienceable Usage notes Adjectives formed with bg -яем (< bg -ѣѥмъ) are semi-interchangeable with parallel adjectives in bg -им (e.g. bg отклоняем divertable vs bg отклоним divergeable. The former usually imply a continuous/repeatable capacity, while the later - punctual capacity (something that is possible or liable to happen once). Derived terms bg -яемост Related terms bg -ом bg -аем bg -ваем, bg -уем bg -им Etymology 2 From bg sla-pro *-jajemъ, present passive participle ending of ja-conjugation verbs. Suffix bg suffix bg somewhat productive suffix Deverbal from transitive verbs in ja-conjugation, forms adjectives expressing capacity, susceptibility, eventuality, or condition: -able bg сменям to change → bg сменяем changeable bg добавям to add → bg добавяем addable bg productive suffix Deverbal from transitive verbs inja(va)-conjugation, forms adjectives expressing capacity, susceptibility, eventuality, or condition: -able bg управлявам to govern, to rule → bg управляем governable, controllable bg склонявам to conjugate → bg склоняем conjugatable bg обвинявам to judge, to accuse → bg обвиняем defendant legal term bg вменявам to impose, to show mental capacity → bg вменяем sane Derived terms bg bg -яемост Related terms bg -ом bg -аем bg -ваем, bg -уем bg -им References St. Stoyanov Прилагателни имена от причастия Граматика на съвременния български книжовен език 2 1983 150 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences