любя

See also: луба, љуба, and Люба

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľubiti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlʲu̟bʲɐ]

Verb

лю́бя • (ljúbja) first-singular present indicative, impf

(transitive) to love, to be fond of
(reflexive with се) to make love

Conjugation

Conjugation of лю́бя (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	лю́бещ ljúbešt	лю́бил, люби́л¹ ljúbil, ljubíl¹	лю́бел ljúbel	лю́бен ljúben		лю́бейки ljúbejki
	definite subject form	лю́бещият ljúbeštijat	лю́билият, люби́лият¹ ljúbilijat, ljubílijat¹	—	лю́беният ljúbenijat
	definite object form	лю́бещия ljúbeštija	лю́билия, люби́лия¹ ljúbilija, ljubílija¹	—	лю́бения ljúbenija
feminine	indefinite	лю́беща ljúbešta	лю́била, люби́ла¹ ljúbila, ljubíla¹	лю́бела ljúbela	лю́бена ljúbena
feminine	definite	лю́бещата ljúbeštata	лю́билата, люби́лата¹ ljúbilata, ljubílata¹	—	лю́бената ljúbenata
neuter	indefinite	лю́бещо ljúbešto	лю́било, люби́ло¹ ljúbilo, ljubílo¹	лю́бело ljúbelo	лю́бено ljúbeno	лю́бене ljúbene
neuter	definite	лю́бещото ljúbeštoto	лю́билото, люби́лото¹ ljúbiloto, ljubíloto¹	—	лю́беното ljúbenoto	лю́бенето ljúbeneto
plural	indefinite	лю́бещи ljúbešti	лю́били, люби́ли¹ ljúbili, ljubíli¹	лю́бели ljúbeli	лю́бени ljúbeni	лю́бения, лю́бенета ljúbenija, ljúbeneta
plural	definite	лю́бещите ljúbeštite	лю́билите, люби́лите¹ ljúbilite, ljubílite¹	—	лю́бените ljúbenite	лю́бенията, лю́бенетата ljúbenijata, ljúbenetata

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		лю́бя ljúbja	лю́биш ljúbiš	лю́би ljúbi	лю́бим ljúbim	лю́бите ljúbite	лю́бят ljúbjat
imperfect		лю́бех ljúbeh	лю́беше ljúbeše	лю́беше ljúbeše	лю́бехме ljúbehme	лю́бехте ljúbehte	лю́беха ljúbeha
aorist		лю́бих, люби́х¹ ljúbih, ljubíh¹	лю́би, люби́¹ ljúbi, ljubí¹	лю́би, люби́¹ ljúbi, ljubí¹	лю́бихме, люби́хме¹ ljúbihme, ljubíhme¹	лю́бихте, люби́хте¹ ljúbihte, ljubíhte¹	лю́биха, люби́ха¹ ljúbiha, ljubíha¹
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
future	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and лю́бел m, лю́бела f, лю́бело n, or лю́бели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and лю́бел m, лю́бела f, лю́бело n, or лю́бели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and лю́бел m, лю́бела f, лю́бело n, or лю́бели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and лю́бил/люби́л¹ m, лю́била/люби́ла¹ f, лю́било/люби́ло¹ n, or лю́били/люби́ли¹ pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			люби́ ljubí			любе́те ljubéte

¹Dialectally marked.

Alternative forms

ли́бя (líbja) — dialectal/colloquial

Derived terms

verbs

влюбя се pf (vljubja se), влюбвам се impf (vljubvam se)
възлюбя pf (vǎzljubja), възлюбвам impf (vǎzljubvam)
залюбя pf (zaljubja), залюбвам impf (zaljubvam)
излюбя pf (izljubja), излюбвам impf (izljubvam)
налюбя pf (naljubja), налюбвам impf (naljubvam)
облюбя pf (obljubja), облюбвам impf (obljubvam)
отлюбя pf (otljubja), отлюбвам impf (otljubvam)
полюбя pf (poljubja), полюбвам impf (poljubvam)
разлюбя pf (razljubja), разлюбвам impf (razljubvam)

nouns

(agent noun) люби́тел (ljubítel)
любоде́й m (ljubodéj)
любоде́йка f (ljubodéjka)
прелю́бие (preljúbie) (poetic)
слю́бник m (sljúbnik)
слю́бница f (sljúbnica)

adjectives

лю́бен (ljúben)
любе́зен (ljubézen)
люби́в (ljubív)
люби́м (ljubím)
любя́щ (ljubjášt)

Related terms

люб (ljub, “amiable”)
любо́в (ljubóv, “love”)

References

“любя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“любя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Nayden Gerov (1899) “лю́бѭ, -ишь; -би́лъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 35
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “любя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 574
“люубити”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʎubja]
Rhymes: -ubja
Hyphenation: лю‧бя

Verb

любя (ljubja)

third-person plural present indicative of любиц (ljubic)

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [lʲʉˈbʲa]

Participle

любя́ • (ljubjá)

present adverbial imperfective participle of люби́ть (ljubítʹ)