mexa

Asturian

Verb

mexa

1. third-person singular present indicative of mexar
2. second-person singular imperative of mexar

Galician

Verb

mexa

1. inflection of mexar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of mexer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

Root
m-x-j
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَشَى (mašā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ʃa/

Verb

mexa (imperfect jimxi, past participle mimxi, active participle miexi, verbal noun mixi)

1. to walk
   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pjazza”, in Fl-Arena:

     Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
     jirkeb biss xi sinjur kbir:
     bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
     minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.
     

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2. to move
3. to make progress
4. to act properly
5. to follow in someone's footsteps [with fuq or wara]
6. to get on with [with ma’]
7. to follow [with wara]
8. to be in demand
9. to estimate damages
10. to be feasible

Conjugation

Conjugation of mexa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	mxejt	mxejt	mexa		mxejna	mxejtu	mxew
	f			mxiet
imperfect	m	nimxi	timxi	jimxi		nimxu	timxu	jimxu
	f			timxi
imperative			imxi				imxu

Portuguese

Verb

mexa

1. inflection of mexer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative