ddeċieda
Maltese
Alternative forms
- iddeċieda (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
- ddeċida (rarer variant)
Etymology
From Italian decidere and/or Sicilian dicidiri, both from Latin decidere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)d.dɛˈt͡ʃɪː.da/
Verb
ddeċieda (imperfect jiddeċiedi, past participle deċiż)
- to decide
Usage notes
- Note the irregular Romance participle, which is a rare case in Maltese.
Conjugation
conjugation of ddeċieda
| singular | plural | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| jien(a) | int(i) | hu(wa) | hi(ja) | aħna | intom | huma | |||
| perfect | ddeċidejt | ddeċidejt | ddeċieda | ddeċidiet | ddeċidejna | ddeċidejtu | ddeċidew | ||
| imperfect | niddeċiedi | tiddeċiedi | jiddeċiedi | tiddeċiedi | niddeċiedu | tiddeċiedu | jiddeċiedu | ||
| imperative | ddeċiedi | ddeċiedu | |||||||
Related terms
- deċiżjoni