Bulgarian

Pronoun

онзи • ‎(ónzi) m ‎(demonstrative)

1. Used in indicating a person or thing that is away from the interlocutors, often in contrast with another person or thing nearby; that, that one

   Познаваш ли онзи човек?‎

   Poznavaš li onzi čovek?

   Do you know that man?

   Кой искаш? Този или онзи?‎

   Koj iskaš? Tozi ili onzi?

   Which do you want? This one or that one?

   Този влак ходи до Чикаго, а онзи - до Ню Йорк.‎

   Tozi vlak hodi do Čikago, a onzi - do Nju Jork.

   This train goes to Chicago and that one - to New York.

2. Used in indicating something or someone already mentioned or known about, but that is away from the interlocutors either temporally or spatially; that, that one, the one

   Десет години от онзи трагичен инцидент.‎

   Deset godini ot onzi tragičen incident.

   Ten years since that tragic incident.

   Той е онзи, на когото дадох парите.‎

   Toj e onzi, na kogoto dadoh parite.

   He is the one I gave the money to.

3. Used to refer to a person or thing that fits a certain description, or to a group in general; he

   Онзи-който-не-бива-да-се-назовава.‎

   Onzi-kojto-ne-biva-da-se-nazovava.

   He-who-must-not-be-named.

   Онзи, който търси, намира.‎

   Onzi, kojto tǎrsi, namira.

   He who seeks shall find.

4. (derogatory) Used to indicate the speaker's derogatory attitude towards someone or something; he, that one

   Какво искаше онзи?‎

   Kakvo iskaše onzi?

   What did he want?/What was his problem?

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