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)

1. 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