maldar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan meldar, from Medieval Latin meletare, from Ancient Greek μελετάω (meletáō).

Pronunciation

Verb

maldar (first-person singular present maldo, first-person singular preterite maldí, past participle maldat)

  1. (intransitive) to make an effort, to strive
    Synonyms: afanyar-se, esforçar-se
    • 2021 February 16, Joan Safont, “50 per cent”, in El Temps, number 1914, →ISSN, page 8:
      Per amargor dels jutges que van maldar per decidir quan es votava i sorpresa de les forces que volien retardar-les, l'independentisme no ha reculat, sinó que s'ha mantingut i ha aconseguit fins i tot un objectiu llargament anhelat, el 50 per cent de vots…
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Conjugation
    Conjugation of maldar (first conjugation)
infinitive maldar
gerund maldant
past participle masculine feminine
singular maldat maldada
plural maldats maldades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present maldo maldes malda maldem maldeu malden
imperfect maldava maldaves maldava maldàvem maldàveu maldaven
future maldaré maldaràs maldarà maldarem maldareu maldaran
preterite maldí maldares maldà maldàrem maldàreu maldaren
conditional maldaria maldaries maldaria maldaríem maldaríeu maldarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present maldi maldis maldi maldem maldeu maldin
imperfect maldés maldessis maldés maldéssim maldéssiu maldessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — malda maldi maldem maldeu maldin
negative (no) — no maldis no maldi no maldem no maldeu no maldin

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