seta'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seta"

Maltese

Root
s-t-għ
5 terms

Alternative forms

• sata’

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْطَاعَ (isṭāʕa, “to be able”), a contraction of اِسْتَطَاعَ (istaṭāʕa, “to be able”), reanalyzed in Maltese as a Form 1 verb of a root s-t-għ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ta/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.taˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophone: setgħa
• Rhymes: -ɛta, (archaic) -ɛtaˤ

Verb

seta’ (imperfect jista’, past participle mistgħi, verbal noun setgħa)

1. (modal) can, be able

   Nista’ nirrikmandalek ristorant tajjeb.

   I can recommend you a good restaurant.

   Tista’ tgħinni?

   Can you help me?

   Ma nistax (i)ngħinek.

   I can't help you.

2. to be well off

Conjugation

Conjugation of seta’
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	stajt	stajt	seta’		stajna	stajtu	setgħu
	f			setgħet
imperfect	m	nista’	tista’	jista’		nistgħu	tistgħu	jistgħu
	f			tista’
imperative			ista’				istgħu