ffjorixxa
Appearance
Maltese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian fiorire.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ffjorixxa (imperfect jiffjorixxi)
Conjugation
[edit]- 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 ffjora above).
Conjugation of ffjorixxa | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | ffjorejt | ffjorejt | ffjorixxa | ffjorejna | ffjorejtu | ffjorew | |
f | ffjoriet | |||||||
imperfect | m | niffjorixxi | tiffjorixxi | jiffjorixxi | niffjorixxu | tiffjorixxu | jiffjorixxu | |
f | tiffjorixxi | |||||||
imperative | ffjorixxi | ffjorixxu |
Conjugation of ffjorixxa | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | ffjorixxejt | ffjorixxejt | ffjorixxa | ffjorixxejna | ffjorixxejtu | ffjorixxew | |
f | ffjorixxiet | |||||||
imperfect | m | niffjorixxi | tiffjorixxi | jiffjorixxi | niffjorixxu | tiffjorixxu | jiffjorixxu | |
f | tiffjorixxi | |||||||
imperative | ffjorixxi | ffjorixxu |