approfondixxa
Maltese
Alternative forms
- approfonda
Etymology
From Italian approfondire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ap.prɔ.fɔnˈdɪʃ.ʃa/
- Rhymes: -ɪʃʃa
Verb
approfondixxa (imperfect japprofondixxi, past participle approfondit, verbal noun approfondir)
- to deepen
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 approfonda above).
| Conjugation of approfondixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | approfondejt | approfondejt | approfondixxa | approfondejna | approfondejtu | approfondew | |
| f | approfondiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | napprofondixxi | tapprofondixxi | japprofondixxi | napprofondixxu | tapprofondixxu | japprofondixxu | |
| f | tapprofondixxi | |||||||
| imperative | approfondixxi | approfondixxu | ||||||
| Conjugation of approfondixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | approfondixxejt | approfondixxejt | approfondixxa | approfondixxejna | approfondixxejtu | approfondixxew | |
| f | approfondixxiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | napprofondixxi | tapprofondixxi | japprofondixxi | napprofondixxu | tapprofondixxu | japprofondixxu | |
| f | tapprofondixxi | |||||||
| imperative | approfondixxi | approfondixxu | ||||||
Related terms
- profond
- profondament
- profondità