għatta
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic غَطَّى (ḡaṭṭā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːt.ta/
Verb
għatta (imperfect jgħatti)
- (transitive) to cover
Conjugation
conjugation of għatta
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 | għattejt | għattejt | għatta | għattiet | għattejna | għattejtu | għattew | ||
imperfect | ngħatti | tgħatti | jgħatti | tgħatti | ngħattu | tgħattu | jgħattu | ||
imperative | għatti | għattu |
- Note: The imperfect forms sound similar to those of unrelated ta (“to give”), but are still distinguishable by the geminated t.
Derived terms
- tgħatta
Related terms
- għatu