kkaġuna
Maltese edit
Alternative forms edit
- ikkaġuna (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian cagionare, influenced by related Maltese kaġun, itself from Sicilian cagiuni. All eventually from Latin occasio.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kkaġuna (imperfect jikkaġuna, past participle kaġunat or kkaġunat)
- to cause
- It-tipjip jista’ jikkaġuna l-kanċer.
- Smoking may cause cancer.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kkaġuna | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | kkaġunajt | kkaġunajt | kkaġuna | kkaġunajna | kkaġunajtu | kkaġunaw | |
f | kkaġunat | |||||||
imperfect | m | nikkaġuna | tikkaġuna | jikkaġuna | nikkaġunaw | tikkaġunaw | jikkaġunaw | |
f | tikkaġuna | |||||||
imperative | kkaġuna | kkaġunaw |
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