Възраждане на сегашното страдателно причастие в съвременната българска реч
Revival of the present passive participle in modern Bulgarian speech

Summary/Abstract: The situation of the m-suffix form in Bulgarian is unclear. Most linguists define this form as an adjective, descending form the Present Passive Participle, which is considered to have disappeared in the Bulgarian language. The category is defective and not fully represented for all the verbs. Our observations show that the m-suffix is very active at the current stage of evolution of the Bulgarian language. This trend is related to some extent to an external influence – these forms correspond to the -able suffix forms in English and other languages. In semantic terms, the class is divided into two subclasses depending on the presence or absence of the modal value of „possibility“. In syntactic terms, the form combines adjective and participle features. It allows expressing the complement of agent by means of „от“ preposition, as it is expressed in the Passive Voice, and, as well, by means of „за“ preposition, as it is expressed by adjectives. In conclusion, we consider that the m-suffix form is a participle, which is a vital and indispensable part of the verb system. In modern Bulgarian, it tends to increase its frequency of uses and has its proper place in the grammatical system of the language.

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