tilef

Maltese

Root
t-l-f
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَتْلَفَ (ʔatlafa, “to ruin, spoil, waste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪ.lɛf/

Verb

tilef (imperfect jitlef, past participle mitluf, verbal noun telf or telfien)

1. to lose, cease to have

   Antonyms: kiseb, rċieva, sab

   Tlift il-ktieb ġdid tiegħi. ― I lost my new book.

2. to lose (a game, etc.)

   Antonym: rebaħ

3. to miss, to be late for
4. to lose sight

Conjugation

Conjugation of tilef

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tlift	tlift	tilef		tlifna	tliftu	tilfu
	f			tilfet
imperfect	m	nitlef	titlef	jitlef		nitilfu	titilfu	jitilfu
	f			titlef
imperative			itlef				itilfu