ppreferixxa
Maltese
Alternative forms
- pprefera
Etymology
From Italian preferire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)p.prɛ.fɛˈrɪʃ.ʃa/
Verb
ppreferixxa (imperfect jippreferixxi, past participle ppreferit or preferit or ppreferut or preferut, verbal noun ppreferir)
- to prefer
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 pprefera above).
| Conjugation of ppreferixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ppreferejt | ppreferejt | ppreferixxa | ppreferejna | ppreferejtu | ppreferew | |
| f | ppreferiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nippreferixxi | tippreferixxi | jippreferixxi | nippreferixxu | tippreferixxu | jippreferixxu | |
| f | tippreferixxi | |||||||
| imperative | ppreferixxi | ppreferixxu | ||||||
| Conjugation of ppreferixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ppreferixxejt | ppreferixxejt | ppreferixxa | ppreferixxejna | ppreferixxejtu | ppreferixxew | |
| f | ppreferixxiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nippreferixxi | tippreferixxi | jippreferixxi | nippreferixxu | tippreferixxu | jippreferixxu | |
| f | tippreferixxi | |||||||
| imperative | ppreferixxi | ppreferixxu | ||||||
Related terms
- preferenza
- preferenzjali
- preferibbli