kkaġuna
Maltese
Alternative forms
- ikkaġuna (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cagionare, influenced by related Maltese kaġun, itself from Sicilian cagiuni. All eventually from Latin occasio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)k.kaˈd͡ʒuː.na/
Verb
kkaġuna (imperfect jikkaġuna, past participle kaġunat or kkaġunat)
- to cause
- It-tipjip jista’ jikkaġuna l-kanċer.
- Smoking may cause cancer.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kkaġuna | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | kkaġunajt | kkaġunajt | kkaġuna | kkaġunajna | kkaġunajtu | kkaġunaw | |
| f | kkaġunat | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nikkaġuna | tikkaġuna | jikkaġuna | nikkaġunaw | tikkaġunaw | jikkaġunaw | |
| f | tikkaġuna | |||||||
| imperative | kkaġuna | kkaġunaw | ||||||