nqered

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Maltese

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Root
q-r-d
2 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic اِنْقَرَدَ (inqarada).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nqered (imperfect jinqered)

  1. mediopassive of qered:
    1. to be destroyed, to go to ruin
      • ca. 1995, “Ismagħni ftit, ħabib”, performed by Chiara:
        Ħajtek tinqered,
        Titlifha darba għal dejjem...
        Ismagħni ftit, ħabib!
        Your life is being destroyed,
        You’re losing it once and for all...
        Listen to me a bit, my friend!
    2. to destroy, ruin oneself
      • ca. 1995, “Ismagħni ftit, ħabib”, performed by Chiara:
        Bid-droga tinqeridx ftit, ftit!
        U ħajtek tħarbathiex, hekk żgħir, żagħżugħ...
        Don’t destroy yourself with drugs little by little!
        And don’t ruin your life, this young, a kid...

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of nqered
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nqridt nqridt nqered nqridna nqridtu nqerdu
f nqerdet
imperfect m ninqered tinqered jinqered ninqerdu tinqerdu jinqerdu
f tinqered
imperative nqered nqerdu