Kerer

Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō ("seek, look for, desire"). Cognate with English query.

Verb
kerer (first-person singular present kero, first-person singular preterite kerì, past participle kereu)
 * 1) to desire, to want, to want to: Eo kero leker ese libru - I want to read that book
 * 2) to love, to be fond of: Kero-te - I love you; Ese home kere au seu paìs e moriria purèl sin dubdar - That man loves his country and would die for it without doubt
 * 3) (as an indication of a request) would you...?: Keres disir-me que acondesò? - Would you tell me what happened?
 * 4) to mean to, to try to: Non keria insuldar-te - He didn't mean to insult you; Que kerias faser de tous mous... imbrešonar aus teus amicus? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends?
 * 5) Second-person plural (vós) affirmative imperative form of the verb kerer.

Usage notes
In the preterite, kerer takes on special meaning:
 * El keriò resoluer u conflibdu - He tried to resolve the conflict
 * Non keriero tornar līcar us fabdus du càusu - They refused to relitigate the facts of the case

Conjugation

 * Infinitive: kerer
 * Gerund: kerendu

Derived terms

 * kera Deus
 * kera que non
 * keras que non
 * kerèr
 * kerer disir
 * kerer sé poer
 * quomo kera
 * quomo kera que
 * quomo keras
 * sic Deus kere
 * sin kerer

Related terms

 * adgerir
 * ingirir
 * kerença
 * kereu
 * rekerir