balafiar

Catalan

Etymology

From the archaic expression venir a balàfia "to ransom, to obtain pardon for a captive", from Arabic ب‎الْعَافِيَة (“with health”).

Pronunciation

Verb

balafiar (first-person singular present balafio, first-person singular preterite balafií, past participle balafiat)

  1. (transitive) to squander
    Synonyms: malgastar, dilapidar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of balafiar (first conjugation)
infinitive balafiar
gerund balafiant
past participle masculine feminine
singular balafiat balafiada
plural balafiats balafiades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present balafio balafies balafia balafiem balafieu balafien
imperfect balafiava balafiaves balafiava balafiàvem balafiàveu balafiaven
future balafiaré balafiaràs balafiarà balafiarem balafiareu balafiaran
preterite balafií balafiares balafià balafiàrem balafiàreu balafiaren
conditional balafiaria balafiaries balafiaria balafiaríem balafiaríeu balafiarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present balafiï balafiïs balafiï balafiem balafieu balafiïn
imperfect balafiés balafiessis balafiés balafiéssim balafiéssiu balafiessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — balafia balafiï balafiem balafieu balafiïn
negative (no) — no balafiïs no balafiï no balafiem no balafieu no balafiïn

Derived terms

  • balafiador

Further reading

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