ggverna

Maltese

Alternative forms

• iggverna (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian guvirnari and/or Italian governare, both from Latin gubernare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)ɡˈɡvɛr.na/

Verb

ggverna (imperfect jiggverna, past participle ggvernat or gvernat, verbal noun ggvernar or gvernar)

1. to govern, to rule by law
2. to give orders

Conjugation

Conjugation of ggverna
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ggvernajt	ggvernajt	ggverna		ggvernajna	ggvernajtu	ggvernaw
	f			ggvernat
imperfect	m	niggverna	tiggverna	jiggverna		niggvernaw	tiggvernaw	jiggvernaw
	f			tiggverna
imperative			ggverna				ggvernaw

Related terms

• gaverness
• governabbli
• governanti
• governatriċi
• governattiv
• gvern
• gvernatur
• gvernaturat

 

See also

• ħakem