ffriża
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English freeze, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ffriża (imperfect jiffriża, past participle ffriżat or friżat, verbal noun ffriżar or friżar)
- (transitive) to freeze something; turn it into ice
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- (intransitive) to freeze; turn into ice
- Synonym: inġazza
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of ffriża | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ffriżajt | ffriżajt | ffriża | ffriżajna | ffriżajtu | ffriżaw | |
| f | ffriżat | |||||||
| imperfect | m | niffriża | tiffriża | jiffriża | niffriżaw | tiffriżaw | jiffriżaw | |
| f | tiffriża | |||||||
| imperative | ffriża | ffriżaw | ||||||