Qualify in different languages

Qualify in Different Languages

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Afrikaans
kwalifiseer
Albanian
kualifikohen
Amharic
ብቁ መሆን
Arabic
مؤهل
Armenian
որակավորվել
Assamese
যোগ্যতা অৰ্জন কৰা
Aymara
calificar sañ muni
Azerbaijani
uyğun
Bambara
ka se ka kɛ
Basque
sailkatu
Belarusian
кваліфікаваць
Bengali
যোগ্যতা
Bhojpuri
क्वालीफाई करे के बा
Bosnian
kvalifikovati
Bulgarian
отговарят на изискванията
Catalan
qualificar
Cebuano
kuwalipikado
Chinese (Simplified)
合格
Chinese (Traditional)
合格
Corsican
qualificà
Croatian
kvalificirati
Czech
kvalifikovat
Danish
kvalificere
Dhivehi
ކޮލިފައިވުން
Dogri
क्वालिफाई करना
Dutch
kwalificeren
English
qualify
Esperanto
kvalifiki
Estonian
kvalifitseeruma
Ewe
dze
Filipino (Tagalog)
maging kuwalipikado
Finnish
pätevöityä
French
qualifier
Frisian
kwalifisearje
Galician
cualificar
Georgian
კვალიფიკაცია
German
qualifizieren
Greek
έχω τα προσόντα
Guarani
okalifika haguã
Gujarati
લાયક
Haitian Creole
kalifye
Hausa
cancanta
Hawaiian
kūpono
Hebrew
להעפיל
Hindi
अर्हता
Hmong
tsim nyog
Hungarian
minősíteni
Icelandic
hæfa
Igbo
iru eru
Ilocano
kualipikado
Indonesian
memenuhi syarat
Irish
cáiliú
Italian
qualificarsi
Japanese
資格を得る
Javanese
nduweni kualifikasi
Kannada
ಅರ್ಹತೆ
Kazakh
біліктілік
Khmer
មានលក្ខណៈគ្រប់គ្រាន់
Kinyarwanda
bujuje ibisabwa
Konkani
पात्र थारप
Korean
자격을 갖추다
Krio
kwalifay fɔ du dat
Kurdish
têgihanîn
Kurdish (Sorani)
شایستە بوون
Kyrgyz
талаптарга жооп берүү
Lao
ມີຄຸນສົມບັດ
Latin
temperandum
Latvian
kvalificēties
Lingala
kozala na masɛngami
Lithuanian
kvalifikuoti
Luganda
okutuukiriza ebisaanyizo
Luxembourgish
qualifizéieren
Macedonian
се квалификува
Maithili
योग्यता प्राप्त करब
Malagasy
mahafeno fepetra
Malay
memenuhi syarat
Malayalam
യോഗ്യത
Maltese
tikkwalifika
Maori
tohu
Marathi
पात्र
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯂꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
qualify tur a ni
Mongolian
тэнцэх
Myanmar (Burmese)
အရည်အချင်း
Nepali
योग्य
Norwegian
kvalifisere
Nyanja (Chichewa)
ayenerere
Odia (Oriya)
ଯୋଗ୍ୟତା
Oromo
ulaagaa guutuu
Pashto
وړتیا
Persian
واجد شرایط شدن
Polish
zakwalifikować
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
qualificar
Punjabi
ਯੋਗ
Quechua
calificar nisqa
Romanian
califica
Russian
квалифицироваться
Samoan
agavaʻa
Sanskrit
योग्यता
Scots Gaelic
airidh
Sepedi
swanelega
Serbian
квалификовати
Sesotho
tšoaneleha
Shona
kukodzera
Sindhi
لائق ٿيو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සුදුසුකම්
Slovak
kvalifikovať
Slovenian
kvalificirati
Somali
u qalma
Spanish
calificar
Sundanese
mumpuni
Swahili
kufuzu
Swedish
kvalificera
Tagalog (Filipino)
kwalipikado
Tajik
мувофиқат кардан
Tamil
தகுதி
Tatar
квалификация
Telugu
అర్హత
Thai
มีคุณสมบัติ
Tigrinya
ብቑዕ ይኸውን።
Tsonga
ku faneleka
Turkish
nitelemek
Turkmen
kwalifikasiýa etmeli
Twi (Akan)
fata
Ukrainian
кваліфікуватися
Urdu
کوالیفائی کرنا
Uyghur
لاياقەتلىك
Uzbek
saralash
Vietnamese
đủ tiêu chuẩn
Welsh
yn gymwys
Xhosa
ukufaneleka
Yiddish
באַגרענעצן
Yoruba
yẹ
Zulu
ufaneleke

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
Afrikaans"Kwalifiseer" is derived from the Italian word "qualificare" and means "to make fit" or "to provide with necessary qualities."
AlbanianThe word "kualifikohen" is derived from the Latin word "qualificare", meaning "to make fit or capable".
AmharicThe root word "በቃ" also refers to being satisfied or fulfilled
ArabicThe Arabic word "مؤهل" can also refer to a "qualification," "certificate," or "degree."
Azerbaijani"Uyğun" also means "suitable" or "appropriate" in Azerbaijani.
BasqueThe Basque word "sailkatu" (qualify) can also mean "organize" or "classify"
BelarusianIn Belarusian, "кваліфікаваць" also means "to classify" or "to determine the significance or importance of something."
BengaliThe word "যোগ্যতা" also means "ability" and "suitability" in Bengali.
BosnianThe word "kvalifikovati" can also be used in a figurative sense, to mean "to equip with skills or knowledge."
BulgarianThe word "отговарят на изискванията" can also mean "satisfy the requirements."
Catalan"Qualificar" in Catalan can also mean to assess or appraise.
CebuanoThe word "kuwalipikado" is derived from the Spanish word "cualificado" which means "qualified" or "competent".
Chinese (Simplified)"合格" is a Japanese ateji derived from the Chinese "及格" which means "meet a certain standard".
Chinese (Traditional)合格 (hé gé) is an antonym of 不合格 (bù hé gé), which means "disqualify" or "fail to qualify".
CorsicanThe word "qualificà" also means "to modify", "to limit" or "to condition" in Corsican.
CroatianThe Croatian word "kvalificirati" originates from the Latin word "qualificare", meaning "to make fit" or "to provide with qualities".
CzechKvalifikovat also means "to disqualify" in Czech, due to Czech's lack of a separate word for "disqualify" related to its negative prefix "dis-" acting as a prefix for affirmation instead.
DanishThe Danish word "kvalificere" also means "disqualify".
DutchDutch "kwalificeren" can also mean "to certify" or "to describe".
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "kvalifiki" is derived from the Latin word "qualificare", which means "to make fit or capable".
Estonian"Kvalifitseeruma" stems from the Latin word "qualificare", meaning "to make suitable."
Finnish'Pätevöityä' (to qualify) comes from the word 'pätevä' (competent), which in turn comes from the Proto-Finnic word 'pätevä' (capable).
FrenchIn French, qualifier can also mean to describe, characterize, or classify something.
FrisianThe word "kwalifisearje" comes from the Latin word "qualificare" and also means "to equip" or "to furnish" in Frisian.
GalicianIn Galician, "cualificar" can also mean "to characterize" or "to identify".
GeorgianIt means “to have a certificate or diploma”
German"Qualifizieren" likely derives from Latin "qualificare" meaning "to give quality". In sports, especially soccer, it can also refer to scoring a goal.
GreekThe word "έχω τα προσόντα" in Greek also means "be competent".
GujaratiIt can be derived from the English word 'like' meaning 'of similar nature'. Alternatively, 'લાયક' (layak) is derived from Sanskrit 'lyak' meaning 'suitable', 'deserving' or 'worthy'
Haitian CreoleThe verb "kalifye" in Haitian Creole can also mean to "have the necessary skills or experience"
HausaThe word cancanta in Hausa derives from the Arabic word "qaddara," meaning "to estimate" or "to determine."
HawaiianThe word "kūpono" also means "to be right" or "to be correct" in Hawaiian.
HebrewThe verb להעפיל can also mean "to climb" or "to ascend"
HindiIn Buddhism, arhata is a person who has achieved the state of non-attachment and liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
HmongThe word "tsim nyog" in Hmong is derived from the Chinese word "tsʻīn nyakъ", which means "to select". It can also refer to the process of being selected or chosen.
Hungarian"Minősíteni" in Hungarian means "to evaluate" or "to assess", but it also refers to "graduation" (as in a school or university).
Icelandic'Hæfa' can also mean 'to be suitable' or 'to be able to' in Icelandic.
IgboThe alternate meaning of the Igbo word "iru eru" is "the quality of a thing."
IndonesianThe word "memenuhi syarat" is derived from "memenuhi" meaning "to fulfill" and "syarat" meaning "requirement". Therefore, it literally means "to fulfill a requirement".
IrishThe word "cáiliú" is related to the words "cúl" (back) and "liú" (go), meaning "to be able to go back" or "to be able to return".
ItalianThe root of 'qualificarsi' means both 'to assess the qualities of something/someone' and 'to render someone or something suitable'.
JapaneseThe Japanese word "資格を得る" (kaku ryoku o eru) literally means "to obtain a right or qualification".
Javanese'nduweni kualifikasi' or 'qualify' in Javanese has multiple meanings, including 'eligible' or 'having the right skills'.
KannadaThe Kannada word "ಅರ್ಹತೆ" does not mean "qualify" but rather refers to a person's eligibility or worthiness for something.
KazakhThe word "біліктілік" can also refer to the state of being qualified, or the level of qualification possessed.
Korean자격을 갖추다 comes from the root "-격-" (grade, rank), signifying meeting a certain standard.
KurdishThe word "têgihanîn" in Kurdish comes from the root "têgih", which means "to understand" or "to comprehend".
LaoThe word “ມີຄຸນສົມບັດ” can also mean “to be competent”, especially in the context of having the necessary skills or abilities for a particular task.
LatinThe word "temperandum" is derived from the Latin word "temperare," meaning "to moderate" or "to qualify."
Latvian"Kvalificēties" also means “to qualify (for a particular job or role)" or simply “to have the necessary skills and experience".
LithuanianThe word "kvalifikuoti" comes from the Latin word "qualificare", meaning "to make fit or suitable".
LuxembourgishThe verb "qualifizéieren" can either mean "to qualify" in the sense of being eligible for something or "to classify" in the sense of assigning to a certain category.
MacedonianThe word "се квалификува" in Macedonian can also mean "qualifying" or "qualification".
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "mahafeno fepetra" has two etymological roots: "mahafeno," meaning "to find," and "fepetra," meaning "condition." Together, they mean "to meet the conditions."
Malay"Memenuhi syarat" literally means "to meet the requirements" in Malay.
MalayalamThe word "yoghyata" can also mean "skill" or "merit".
MalteseThe word 'tikkwalifika' is derived from the Italian word 'qualificare', which means 'to make fit' or 'to render capable'.
MaoriOriginally meaning "to be suitable" or "to be appropriate"
MarathiThe word 'पात्र' ('qualify') in Marathi originates from the Sanskrit 'पात्र' ('worthy'), also referring to a 'vessel' or 'recipient'
MongolianIn addition to "qualifying", тэнцэх can also mean "to become" or "to suffice".
NepaliThe word "योग्य" comes from the Sanskrit root "yuj", meaning "to join" or "to fit,
NorwegianThe word "kvalifisere" comes from the Latin word "qualificare", meaning "to make fit".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word 'ayenerere' can also mean 'to be fit' or 'to be suitable'.
PashtoThe word "وړتیا" also means "strength" or "ability" in Pashto.
PersianDerived from Arabic "wajad" (found) and Persian "ashudan" (to become), "vajed sharte shodan" means to meet the requirements or to become eligible for something.
PolishThe Polish verb "zakwalifikować" can also mean "to be admitted to" or "to be eligible for".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "qualificar" can also mean "graduate" or "certify".
PunjabiThe Punjabi word "ਯੋਗ" also means "proper", "fitting", or "suitable" in English.
RomanianThe Romanian word "califica" comes from the Latin "calificare", meaning "to make good" or "to approve".
RussianThe word "квалифицироваться" means to acquire a skill or become eligible for something, and is related to the Latin word "qualis", meaning quality.
SamoanIn Samoan, agavaʻa, "to qualify,” can also mean "to make someone look better or to improve one’s reputation."
Scots GaelicThe Gaelic word "airidh" has the alternate meaning of "suit" or "be suitable for".
SerbianThe word "квалификовати" (qualify) derives from the Latin word "qualificare," meaning "to make fit or capable."
Sesotho"Tšoanelha" can also mean "to have a right to" in Sesotho.
ShonaThe word "kukodzera" in Shona also means "to be entitled" or "to be deserving".
SindhiThe word "لائق ٿيو" ("qualify") in Sindhi is derived from the Persian word "لائق" meaning "worthy" or "suitable."
SlovakThe Slovak word "kvalifikovať" also means "to train" or "to equip".
SlovenianThe Slovenian word kvalificirati derives from the Latin word "qualificatus" meaning "qualified" or "equipped with necessary skills".
SomaliThe word "u qalma" in Somali can also mean "to fulfill a religious obligation," such as fasting or praying.
SpanishCalificar also means "to appraise" or "to grade."
Sundanese"Mumpuni" in Sundanese also means "proper" or "appropriate".
SwahiliIn Swahili, "kufuzu" can also mean "leak", derived from the Arabic "fawza" which has the same meaning.
Swedish"Kvalificera" is a borrowed word taken from the Latin verb "qualificare" (meaning "to describe") and was first borrowed to German, then to Swedish.
Tagalog (Filipino)The word "kwalipikado" comes from the Spanish word "calificado", meaning "qualified" or "skilled".
TajikThe word "мувофиқат кардан" can also mean "to be appropriate" or "to be in accordance with" in Tajik.
TamilThe word "தகுதி" ("qualify") in Tamil is derived from the Sanskrit word "गुण" ("guna"), which means "quality" or "attribute".
Teluguఅర్హత may also refer to 'merit' or 'eligibility' and is derived from the Sanskrit word, arhati (arha in Telugu, meaning 'fit' or 'worthy'). In a different usage, it means a 'guarantee'.
Thai"มีคุณสมบัติ" has another meaning: "eligible to receive, have right to."
Turkish'Nitelemek' sözcüğü, 'nite' kelimesinden türemiştir ve 'kaliteli hale getirme' veya 'özellik kazandırma' anlamlarına gelir.
UkrainianThe word "кваліфікуватися" comes from the Latin word "qualificare", meaning "to make fit" or "to render capable".
UzbekThe word "saralash" in Uzbek may refer to the process of preparing, sorting, or filtering out something.
VietnameseThe word "đủ tiêu chuẩn" in Vietnamese literally means "enough conditions", referring to the fulfillment of requirements.
Welsh"Yn gymwys" originated as a legal term, meaning "to be able to carry out a function or duty."
XhosaThe word "ukufaneleka" also has the connotation of being worthy or deserving, and can be used to refer to a person's character or qualifications.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "באַגרענעצן" (qualify) is derived from the German word "begrentzen" (to limit).
Yoruba"Yẹ" also means "to be proper"
ZuluThe word 'ufaneleke' originates from a Nguni root meaning 'to be worthy' or 'to deserve'.
English"Qualify" comes from the Latin "qualis," meaning "of what kind," and can also mean "to limit" or "to make less severe."

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