Linguistic Constructions with Impersonal-Predicative Forms
In Bulgarian, you can express that someone feels like doing something or doesn't feel like doing something using impersonal-predicative forms. This means instead of saying "I want to sleep," you can say "I feel like sleeping" or "I don't feel like sleeping."
Each sentence is shown in three variations: an affirmative form, a negative form, and a question form.
| Bulgarian (Affirmative) | English (Affirmative) | Bulgarian (Impersonal) | English (Impersonal) | Bulgarian (Negative) | English (Negative) | Bulgarian (Question) | English (Question) | Add to deck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Искам да спя. | I want to sleep. | Спи ми се. | I feel like sleeping. | Не ми се спи. | I don't feel like sleeping. | Спи ли ми се? | Do I feel like sleeping? | |
| Искаш да танцуваш. | You want to dance. | Танцува ти се. | You feel like dancing. | Не ти се танцува. | You don't feel like dancing. | Танцува ли ти се? | Do you feel like dancing? | |
| Той иска да пуши. | He wants to smoke. | Пуши му се. | He feels like smoking. | Не му се пуши. | He doesn't feel like smoking. | Пуши ли му се? | Does he feel like smoking? | |
| Тя иска да работи. | She wants to work. | Работи ѝ се. | She feels like working. | Не ѝ се работи. | She doesn't feel like working. | Работи ли ѝ се? | Does she feel like working? | |
| То иска да играе. | It wants to play. | Играе му се. | It feels like playing. | Не му се играе. | It doesn't feel like playing. | Играе ли му се? | Does it feel like playing? | |
| Ние искаме да ядем. | We want to eat. | Яде ни се. | We feel like eating. | Не ни се яде. | We don't feel like eating. | Яде ли ни се? | Do we feel like eating? | |
| Вие искате да пиете. | You (plural) want to drink. | Пие ви се. | You (plural) feel like drinking. | Не ви се пие. | You (plural) don't feel like drinking. | Пие ли ви се? | Do you (plural) feel like drinking? | |
| Те искат да пишат. | They want to write. | Пише им се. | They feel like writing. | Не им се пише. | They don't feel like writing. | Пише ли им се? | Do they feel like writing? |