ggverna
Maltese
Alternative forms
- iggverna (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
From Italian governare and/or Sicilian guvirnari, both from Latin gubernare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡˈɡvɛrna/
Verb
ggverna (imperfect jiggverna, past participle ggvernat or gvernat)
- to govern; to rule by law
Conjugation
conjugation of ggverna
singular | plural | ||||||||
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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 | ggvernajt | ggvernajt | ggverna | ggvernat | ggvernajna | ggvernajtu | ggvernaw | ||
imperfect | niggverna | tiggverna | jiggverna | tiggverna | niggvernaw | tiggvernaw | jiggvernaw | ||
imperative | iggverna | iggvernaw |
Related terms
- gvern
See also
- ħakem