ġera

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See also: gera

Maltese

Root
ġ-r-j
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَرَى (jarā).

Pronunciation

Verb

ġera (imperfect jiġri, past participle miġri, active participle ġieri, verbal noun ġiri)

  1. to run, move quickly, hurry
    Minnufih ġera ’l barra meta rani.He ran outside at once when he saw me.
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Missieri kien niżel jiġri isfel, ħareġ fuq l-għatba u beda jsejjaħ lill-pulizija biex iwissihom b’dan il-periklu.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to run, flow (liquid)
  3. to happen, occur
    X’taħseb li jiġri meta mmutu?What do you think happens when we die?
  4. to spread

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ġera
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġrejt ġrejt ġera ġrejna ġrejtu ġrew
f ġriet
imperfect m niġri tiġri jiġri niġru tiġru jiġru
f tiġri
imperative iġri iġru