matul
Maltese
Etymology
From ma' + tul, literally “with the length [of]”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈtuːl/
Preposition
matul
- (local) along
- (temporal) throughout, during
Usage notes
- Both matul and waqt are used for “during”, but the former tends to mean that something happens for a considerable portion of the given time, whereas waqt only expresses that it coincides. Thus roughly:
- matul il-festa ― for much of the festival
- waqt il-festa ― at the time of the festival
Inflection
inflected forms of matul | |||||
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Base form | matul | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | matuli | matulna | |||
2nd person | matulek | matulkom | |||
3rd person | matulu | matulha | matulhom |