għadda

Maltese

Root
għ-d-j
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَدَّى (ʕaddā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːd.da/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaˤːd.da/ (archaic)
• Homophone: għaddha

Verb

għadda (imperfect jgħaddi, past participle mgħoddi)

1. (transitive) to pass on; to hand down
2. (transitive or intransitive) to pass by; to overtake
3. (intransitive, of an examinee) to pass; to do well
4. (transitive) to pass (time)
5. (intransitive, of time) to pass; to go by

   is-sena li għaddiet ― last year

   • 1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:

     Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha
     mart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;
     u f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’
     kif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.

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Usage notes

• The perfect forms widely merge with those of għadd (“to count”), though the latter has a variant għodd, which avoids this.

Conjugation

Conjugation of għadda
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għaddejt	għaddejt	għadda		għaddejna	għaddejtu	għaddew
	f			għaddiet
imperfect	m	ngħaddi	tgħaddi	jgħaddi		ngħaddu	tgħaddu	jgħaddu
	f			tgħaddi
imperative			għaddi				għaddu