assorbixxa
Maltese
Alternative forms
- assorba
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian assorbire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.sɔrˈbɪʃ.ʃa/
Verb
assorbixxa (imperfect jassorbixxi, past participle assorbit, verbal noun assorbir)
- to absorb
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 assorba above).
| Conjugation of assorbixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | assorbejt | assorbejt | assorbixxa | assorbejna | assorbejtu | assorbew | |
| f | assorbiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nassorbixxi | tassorbixxi | jassorbixxi | nassorbixxu | tassorbixxu | jassorbixxu | |
| f | tassorbixxi | |||||||
| imperative | assorbixxi | assorbixxu | ||||||
| Conjugation of assorbixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | assorbixxejt | assorbixxejt | assorbixxa | assorbixxejna | assorbixxejtu | assorbixxew | |
| f | assorbixxiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nassorbixxi | tassorbixxi | jassorbixxi | nassorbixxu | tassorbixxu | jassorbixxu | |
| f | tassorbixxi | |||||||
| imperative | assorbixxi | assorbixxu | ||||||
Related terms
- assorbiment