għand
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic عِنْدَ (ʿinda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːnt/, /aˁːnt/
Preposition
għand
- at, to
Usage notes
- This preposition expresses possession equivalent to "have" in English
- Għandu tlitt itfal. ― He has three children. (literally, “To him [there are] three children.”)
- The negative forms are formed with ma + -x:
- M'għandniex tifla. ― We do not have a daughter.
Inflection
personal inflections of għand
| 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 | |||
| positive | għandi | għandek | għandu | għandha | għandna | għandkom | għandhom | ||
| negative | mgħandix | mgħandekx | mgħandux | mgħandhiex | mgħandniex | mgħandkomx | mgħandhomx | ||
Derived terms
- għand bżonn (to need)
See also
- kell (past, future)