inkwieta

Maltese

Alternative forms

• nkwieta (chiefly informal, after a vowel)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian nquitari and/or Italian inquietare, both from Latin inquietare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkwɪː.ta/
• Homophone: inkwietha

Verb

inkwieta (imperfect jinkwieta, past participle inkwetat or inkwitat)

1. (transitive) to worry (cause someone worries)

   Synonym: ħasseb

   Din hija ħaġa li tinkwetani ħafna. ― This is something that worries me a lot.

2. (intransitive or reflexive) to worry (be worried)

   Synonym: tħasseb

   M’għandniex ninkwetaw (ruħna) wisq. ― We shouldn’t worry too much.

Conjugation

Conjugation of inkwieta
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	inkwetajt	inkwetajt	inkwieta		inkwetajna	inkwetajtu	inkwetaw
	f			inkwetat
imperfect	m	ninkwieta	tinkwieta	jinkwieta		ninkwetaw	tinkwetaw	jinkwetaw
	f			tinkwieta
imperative			inkwieta				inkwetaw

Related terms

• inkwiet