ddefinixxa
Maltese
Alternative forms
- ddefina
Etymology
From Italian definire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)d.dɛ.fɪˈnɪʃ.ʃa/
Verb
ddefinixxa (imperfect jiddefinixxi, past participle definit or defenut)
- to define
Conjugation
- The traditional rule is that the syllable -ixx- is lost before stressed endings; that is in the past tense, before -x, and before a pronominal suffix. The contemporary tendency is to either keep -ixx- in all forms or avoid it in all forms (see ddefina above).
| Conjugation of ddefinixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ddefinejt | ddefinejt | ddefinixxa | ddefinejna | ddefinejtu | ddefinew | |
| f | ddefiniet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | niddefinixxi | tiddefinixxi | jiddefinixxi | niddefinixxu | tiddefinixxu | jiddefinixxu | |
| f | tiddefinixxi | |||||||
| imperative | ddefinixxi | ddefinixxu | ||||||
| Conjugation of ddefinixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ddefinixxejt | ddefinixxejt | ddefinixxa | ddefinixxejna | ddefinixxejtu | ddefinixxew | |
| f | ddefinixxiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | niddefinixxi | tiddefinixxi | jiddefinixxi | niddefinixxu | tiddefinixxu | jiddefinixxu | |
| f | tiddefinixxi | |||||||
| imperative | ddefinixxi | ddefinixxu | ||||||
Related terms
- definibbli
- definit
- definittiv
- definittivament
- definitur
- definizzjoni
- indefinibbli
- indefinit
- indefinitezza
- indefinittivament