Inversion in Conditionals is a unique aspect of Bulgarian grammar. Inversion occurs when the verb is moved to the front of the sentence, followed by the subject, resulting in a conditional clause. This structure is often used to emphasize the condition, create a more formal tone, or express urgency. The practice of inversion applies to both real and unreal conditionals in the Bulgarian language. The following exercises will help language learners become more familiar with using inversion in conditionals within a Bulgarian context.
Exercise 1: Complete the Sentences with Real Conditionals
*ะะตัะต* (Was) ัะดะพัะฐะฝ, ัะพะผ ััะฟัั
ะดะฐ ะณะพ ะพะฟัะฐะฒั.
*ะกะต* (Itself) ะฝะฐะฟัะฐะฒะธั , ัะพะผ ะธัะบะฐั.
*ะัะผะฐ* (No) ะดะฐ ะทะฐะฒัััะธ, ะฐะบะพ ะฝะต ะฟะพะผะพะณะฝะฐ.
*ะะธ* (Would) ัะต ัะฐะดะฒะฐะป, ะฐะบะพ ััะตั.
*ะขะธ* (You) ะฑะตัะต, ะฐะบะพ ัะต ะพะฟะธัะฐั.
*ัััะฐะฝะฐัะฐ* (the country) ะฑะธ ะฝะฐะฟัะตะดะฒะฐะปะฐ, ะฐะบะพ ะผะฝะพะณะพ ะฝะต ะตะผะธะฝะฐะฒะฐ.
*ะกะตัะณะตะน* (Sergei) ะฑะธ ััะฟัะป ะฟะพ-ะฑััะทะพ, ะฐะบะพ ะฟะฐะทะธ ะฒัะตะผะตัะพ ัะธ.
*ะขะพะทะธ* (This) ะฑะธ ะพะฑััะฝะฐะป, ะฐะบะพ ัะต ะพะฟะธัะฐัะต.
*ะะะะะะะ* (Satisfied) ะดะฐ ะดะพะนะดะต, ะฐะบะพ ัะต ะฟัะพะผะตะฝะธ.
*ะงัะฒะฐะผ* (I hear) ััะดะพ, ะฐะบะพ ะผะพะณะฐ ะดะฐ ะบะพะฝััะพะปะธัะฐะผ ัะตะฑะต ัะธ.
*ะกะต* (Itself) ะฝะฐะฟัะฐะฒะธั , ัะพะผ ะธัะบะฐั.
*ะัะผะฐ* (No) ะดะฐ ะทะฐะฒัััะธ, ะฐะบะพ ะฝะต ะฟะพะผะพะณะฝะฐ.
*ะะธ* (Would) ัะต ัะฐะดะฒะฐะป, ะฐะบะพ ััะตั.
*ะขะธ* (You) ะฑะตัะต, ะฐะบะพ ัะต ะพะฟะธัะฐั.
*ัััะฐะฝะฐัะฐ* (the country) ะฑะธ ะฝะฐะฟัะตะดะฒะฐะปะฐ, ะฐะบะพ ะผะฝะพะณะพ ะฝะต ะตะผะธะฝะฐะฒะฐ.
*ะกะตัะณะตะน* (Sergei) ะฑะธ ััะฟัะป ะฟะพ-ะฑััะทะพ, ะฐะบะพ ะฟะฐะทะธ ะฒัะตะผะตัะพ ัะธ.
*ะขะพะทะธ* (This) ะฑะธ ะพะฑััะฝะฐะป, ะฐะบะพ ัะต ะพะฟะธัะฐัะต.
*ะะะะะะะ* (Satisfied) ะดะฐ ะดะพะนะดะต, ะฐะบะพ ัะต ะฟัะพะผะตะฝะธ.
*ะงัะฒะฐะผ* (I hear) ััะดะพ, ะฐะบะพ ะผะพะณะฐ ะดะฐ ะบะพะฝััะพะปะธัะฐะผ ัะตะฑะต ัะธ.
Exercise 2: Complete the Sentences with Unreal Conditionals
*ะผะพะถะตั
ะฐ* (could) ะดะฐ ะบัะฟัั ะบััะฐ, ะฐะบะพ ัะฟะตััะธั
ะฐ ะฟะพะฒะตัะต ะฟะฐัะธ.
*ัะฐััะต* (grow) ัะฐะฑะพัะฐัะฐ ะฑััะทะพ, ะฐะบะพ ะฝะต ะฑะตัะต ะธะผะฐะปะพ ะฟัะพะฑะปะตะผะธ.
*ะฑะตัะต* (I would be) ะผะฝะพะณะพ ัะฐััะปะธะฒ, ะฐะบะพ ััะฟะตัั ะดะฐ ะฝะฐะฟัะฐะฒั ะฝะฐะน-ั ัะฑะฐะฒะฐัะฐ ะบััะฐ.
*ัะต* (itself) ะพะทะพะฒะฐะฒะฐะป ััะบ, ะฐะบะพ ะธะผะฐั ะฟะพ-ัะธะปะตะฝ ะฐะฒัะพะผะพะฑะธะป.
*ะะพัะฝ* (Boyan) ะฑะธ ะพัะธััะป, ัะพะผ ะฝะต ะผะพะถะตัะต ะดะฐ ัะธ ะทะฐัะฟะธ ะฟัะพะฒะฐะปั.
*ะณะพะฒะพัะธั* (you speak) ะฑััะทะพ, ะฝะพ ัััะฑะฒะฐ ะดะฐ ัะต ะพะฟะธัะฐั ะฟัะธะณะพัะฒะธ ัััะธะตัะพ.
*ัะพะฒะฐัะตะฝ* (loaded) ะฐะฒัะพะผะพะฑะธะป ะฑะธ ะผะธะฝะฐะป, ัะพะผ ะฝะต ัะต ะพะฑัะฐะทัะฒะฐ ั ะฝะฐั.
*ะะฐะฝั* (Vanya) ะผะต ัะปััะฐั ะดะฐ ะพััะฐะฝะต ััะฐะฑะธะปะตะฝ, ะฐะบะพ ะทะฐะณัะฑะฐ ะฝะฐ ะบะพะฝััะพะป.
*ะบะฐัะฐั * (I drove) ะดะพ ะบัะฐั ะฝะฐ ัะฒะตัะฐ, ะบะพะณะฐัะพ ััะฟัั ะดะฐ ััะธะณะฝะตั.
*ะผะธ* (me) ะณะพะฒะพัะตัะต, ะฐะบะพ ะฑะตัะต ะฟะพะฝะต ะฝะฐ ะทะฐะบััะบะฐ.
*ัะฐััะต* (grow) ัะฐะฑะพัะฐัะฐ ะฑััะทะพ, ะฐะบะพ ะฝะต ะฑะตัะต ะธะผะฐะปะพ ะฟัะพะฑะปะตะผะธ.
*ะฑะตัะต* (I would be) ะผะฝะพะณะพ ัะฐััะปะธะฒ, ะฐะบะพ ััะฟะตัั ะดะฐ ะฝะฐะฟัะฐะฒั ะฝะฐะน-ั ัะฑะฐะฒะฐัะฐ ะบััะฐ.
*ัะต* (itself) ะพะทะพะฒะฐะฒะฐะป ััะบ, ะฐะบะพ ะธะผะฐั ะฟะพ-ัะธะปะตะฝ ะฐะฒัะพะผะพะฑะธะป.
*ะะพัะฝ* (Boyan) ะฑะธ ะพัะธััะป, ัะพะผ ะฝะต ะผะพะถะตัะต ะดะฐ ัะธ ะทะฐัะฟะธ ะฟัะพะฒะฐะปั.
*ะณะพะฒะพัะธั* (you speak) ะฑััะทะพ, ะฝะพ ัััะฑะฒะฐ ะดะฐ ัะต ะพะฟะธัะฐั ะฟัะธะณะพัะฒะธ ัััะธะตัะพ.
*ัะพะฒะฐัะตะฝ* (loaded) ะฐะฒัะพะผะพะฑะธะป ะฑะธ ะผะธะฝะฐะป, ัะพะผ ะฝะต ัะต ะพะฑัะฐะทัะฒะฐ ั ะฝะฐั.
*ะะฐะฝั* (Vanya) ะผะต ัะปััะฐั ะดะฐ ะพััะฐะฝะต ััะฐะฑะธะปะตะฝ, ะฐะบะพ ะทะฐะณัะฑะฐ ะฝะฐ ะบะพะฝััะพะป.
*ะบะฐัะฐั * (I drove) ะดะพ ะบัะฐั ะฝะฐ ัะฒะตัะฐ, ะบะพะณะฐัะพ ััะฟัั ะดะฐ ััะธะณะฝะตั.
*ะผะธ* (me) ะณะพะฒะพัะตัะต, ะฐะบะพ ะฑะตัะต ะฟะพะฝะต ะฝะฐ ะทะฐะบััะบะฐ.