ddemolixxa

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian demolire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)d.dɛ.mɔˈlɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

ddemolixxa (imperfect jiddemolixxi, past participle demolit)

1. to demolish

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 ddemola above).

Conjugation of ddemolixxa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddemolejt	ddemolejt	ddemolixxa		ddemolejna	ddemolejtu	ddemolew
	f			ddemoliet
imperfect	m	niddemolixxi	tiddemolixxi	jiddemolixxi		niddemolixxu	tiddemolixxu	jiddemolixxu
	f			tiddemolixxi
imperative			ddemolixxi				ddemolixxu

Conjugation of ddemolixxa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddemolixxejt	ddemolixxejt	ddemolixxa		ddemolixxejna	ddemolixxejtu	ddemolixxew
	f			ddemolixxiet
imperfect	m	niddemolixxi	tiddemolixxi	jiddemolixxi		niddemolixxu	tiddemolixxu	jiddemolixxu
	f			tiddemolixxi
imperative			ddemolixxi				ddemolixxu

Related terms

• demolizzjoni