skuża

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskuː.za/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian scusa.

Noun

skuża f (plural skużi)

1. excuse, apology
   • 2023, Keith Borg, magħġuna fit-tbenġil, Ede Books, →ISBN:

     kull skuża
     f’soċjetà kkankrata
     li ma tridx taf b’mara
     sakemm m’hemmx kwota
     li ma tridx taf b’mara
     sakemm ma tridx tivvota

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian scusare.

Verb

skuża (imperfect jiskuża, past participle skużat, verbal noun skużar) (transitive)

1. to excuse, to apologize
2. to excuse (to allow to leave)

Conjugation

Conjugation of skuża

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	skużajt	skużajt	skuża		skużajna	skużajtu	skużaw
	f			skużat
imperfect	m	niskuża	tiskuża	jiskuża		niskużaw	tiskużaw	jiskużaw
	f			tiskuża
imperative			skuża				skużaw

Related terms

• skużabbli
• skużi