"tchAsa" - "tchasA"

Bulgarian translation: час - чАса - часовЕ

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English term or phrase:"tchAsa" - "tchasA"
Bulgarian translation:час - чАса - часовЕ
Entered by: Christo Metschkaroff

13:11 Sep 25, 2007
English to Bulgarian translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics / A stress in "tchAsa" - "tchasA"
English term or phrase: "tchAsa" - "tchasA"
Would you please advise whith which numerals you use "tchAsa" - stress and with which "tchasA" in Bulgarian? "jedin tchAsa or tchasA" ? "Osem tchAsa or tchasA"? And is it obligatory to indicate stress in this word in written documents?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Nnikita
час - чАса - часовЕ
Explanation:
час - часове - множ. число (hour - hours)
час - чАса - дуал /двойствено число/ на същото съществ. име
осем чАса - бройно = eight hours
осем часА - редно /напр. за време/ = at 8 o'clock
Indication isn't obligatory - the context defines the stress

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Note added at 51 mins (2007-09-25 14:03:09 GMT)
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бройно - numeral
редно - cardinal;
двойствено число - Dual
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Christo Metschkaroff
Bulgaria
Local time: 10:20
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Много благодаря.
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Summary of answers provided
5час - чАса - часовЕ
Christo Metschkaroff
5tchAsa - hours /tchasA -o'clock
Ivanka Neykova


  

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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"tchasa" - "tchasa"
час - чАса - часовЕ


Explanation:
час - часове - множ. число (hour - hours)
час - чАса - дуал /двойствено число/ на същото съществ. име
осем чАса - бройно = eight hours
осем часА - редно /напр. за време/ = at 8 o'clock
Indication isn't obligatory - the context defines the stress

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Note added at 51 mins (2007-09-25 14:03:09 GMT)
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бройно - numeral
редно - cardinal;
двойствено число - Dual

Christo Metschkaroff
Bulgaria
Local time: 10:20
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Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Много благодаря.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Благодаря за помощта.

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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"tchasa" - "tchasa"
tchAsa - hours /tchasA -o'clock


Explanation:
In written documents we do not put stress on the words - they just goe like that and the context make them implicit.

At 2 o'clock - v dva chasA - we will meet at 2 o'clock
2 hours - dva chAsa - we have 2 hours to prepare the presentation

Example sentence(s):
  • At 2 o'clock - v dva chasA - we will meet at 2 o'clock
  • 2 hours - dva chAsa - we have 2 hours to prepare the presentation
Ivanka Neykova
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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Asker: Благодаря, very comprehensive!

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