ddebbulixxa
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Maltese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sicilian indebbuliri.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ddebbulixxa (imperfect jiddebbulixxi, past participle ddebolit)
- to weaken
Conjugation[edit]
- The traditional rule is that the syllable -ixx- is lost before stressed endings; that is in the past tense, before -x, and before a pronominal suffix. The contemporary tendency is to either keep -ixx- in all forms or avoid it in all forms (see ddebbula above).
Conjugation of ddebbulixxa | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | ddebbulejt | ddebbulejt | ddebbulixxa | ddebbulejna | ddebbulejtu | ddebbulew | |
f | ddebbuliet | |||||||
imperfect | m | niddebbulixxi | tiddebbulixxi | jiddebbulixxi | niddebbulixxu | tiddebbulixxu | jiddebbulixxu | |
f | tiddebbulixxi | |||||||
imperative | ddebbulixxi | ddebbulixxu |
Conjugation of ddebbulixxa | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | ddebbulixxejt | ddebbulixxejt | ddebbulixxa | ddebbulixxejna | ddebbulixxejtu | ddebbulixxew | |
f | ddebbulixxiet | |||||||
imperfect | m | niddebbulixxi | tiddebbulixxi | jiddebbulixxi | niddebbulixxu | tiddebbulixxu | jiddebbulixxu | |
f | tiddebbulixxi | |||||||
imperative | ddebbulixxi | ddebbulixxu |