għadda

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic عَدَّى (ʿaddā).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

għadda (imperfect jgħaddi, past participle mgħaddi)

  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

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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