ikoll

ikoll

Maltese

Etymology

From ikun (“he will be”) + l- (“to”)

Verb

ikollu (perfect kell)

1. he will have; he will get (possession; functional future of għand)
2. he will have to, he must (obligation (with following verb))

Usage notes

• The inflection of this verbal form is akin to a defective verb (in the third person singular) followed by object pronoun affixes.

When referring to possession, the inflected form is followed by a noun:

Ikolli ktieb -- I will get (have) a book

When meaning "will have to", each inflected form is followed by a corresponding conjugated form of the sense verb in the imperfective:

Ikollna niġu -- We will have to go/We must go

Inflection

    Inflected forms

Base form			ikoll
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common
First person	ikolli		ikollna
Second person	ikollek		ikollkom
Third person	ikollu	ikollha	ikollhom

Related terms

• kell

See also

• għand