kkontribwixxa
Maltese
Alternative forms
- kkontribwa
Etymology
From Italian contribuire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)k.kɔn.trɪbˈwɪʃ.ʃa/
Verb
kkontribwixxa (imperfect jikkontribwixxi, past participle kkontribut or kkontribwit)
- to contribute
Conjugation
- The traditional rule is that the syllable -ixx- is lost before stressed endings; that is in the past tense, before -x, and before a pronominal suffix. The contemporary tendency is to either keep -ixx- in all forms or avoid it in all forms (see kkontribwa above).
| Conjugation of kkontribwixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | kkontribwejt | kkontribwejt | kkontribwixxa | kkontribwejna | kkontribwejtu | kkontribwew | |
| f | kkontribwiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nikkontribwixxi | tikkontribwixxi | jikkontribwixxi | nikkontribwixxu | tikkontribwixxu | jikkontribwixxu | |
| f | tikkontribwixxi | |||||||
| imperative | kkontribwixxi | kkontribwixxu | ||||||
| Conjugation of kkontribwixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | kkontribwixxejt | kkontribwixxejt | kkontribwixxa | kkontribwixxejna | kkontribwixxejtu | kkontribwixxew | |
| f | kkontribwixxiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nikkontribwixxi | tikkontribwixxi | jikkontribwixxi | nikkontribwixxu | tikkontribwixxu | jikkontribwixxu | |
| f | tikkontribwixxi | |||||||
| imperative | kkontribwixxi | kkontribwixxu | ||||||
Related terms
- kontribut
- kontributorju
- kontributur
- kontribuzzjoni
- kontribwenti