reġa'

Maltese

Root
r-ġ-għ
7 terms

Alternative forms

• raġa’

Etymology

From Arabic رَجَعَ (rajaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.d͡ʒa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.d͡ʒaˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophone: reġgħa

Verb

reġa’ (imperfect jerġa’, active participle rieġa’, verbal noun rġigħ or rġugħ)

1. (with another verb) to do again

   Il-librerija reġgħet infetħet wara l-btajjel tas-sajf.

   The library was opened again after the summer holidays.

2. (usually with ġie or lura) to return, come back

   Imorru u jerġgħu jiġu. / Imorru u jerġgħu lura. ― They go and come back.

Conjugation

Conjugation of reġa’

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rġajt	rġajt	reġa’		rġajna	rġajtu	reġgħu
	f			reġgħet
imperfect	m	nerġa’	terġa’	jerġa’		nerġgħu	terġgħu	jerġgħu
	f			terġa’
imperative			erġa’				erġgħu