qagħad

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Maltese

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Root
q-għ-d
9 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قَعَدَ (qaʕada).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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qagħad (imperfect joqgħod, past participle maqgħud, active participle qiegħed or qiegħad, verbal noun qgħad)

  1. to be, to stay (in a place)
    Qgħadt fuq is-sufan nofs siegħa.I stayed on the sofa for half an hour.
  2. to spend time (doing something)
    Qgħadt taqra.You spent time reading.
  3. to live, to reside (somewhere)
    Bħalissa m’iniex noqgħod Malta.Currently I am not living in Malta.
  4. to stand up [with bilwieqfa]
    Synonym: qam
    Oqgħod bilwieqfa sakemm jidħol il-president.Stand up while the president is entering.
  5. to sit [with bilqiegħda]
    Synonym: poġġa
    Jekk jogħġobkom, oqogħdu bilqiegħda.Please, have a seat.
  6. to settle down, to quieten down, to relax, to rest
    It-tifel għamel xenata imma mbagħad qagħad wara li reddajtu.
    My son made a scene but then he quietened down after I breastfed him.
  7. to submit, to yield (to something or someone)
    M’iniex se noqgħod għall-insulti tiegħek.I am not going to yield to your insults.
  8. to match
  9. to agree

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of qagħad
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qgħadt qgħadt qagħad qgħadna qgħadtu qagħdu
f qagħdet
imperfect m noqgħod toqgħod joqgħod noqogħdu toqogħdu joqogħdu
f toqgħod
imperative oqgħod oqogħdu