kkostitwixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• kkostitwa

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian costituire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)k.kɔs.tɪtˈwɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

kkostitwixxa (imperfect jikkostitwixxi, past participle kkostitwit or kostitwit)

1. to constitute

Conjugation

• 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 kkostitwa above).

Conjugation of kkostitwixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kkostitwejt	kkostitwejt	kkostitwixxa		kkostitwejna	kkostitwejtu	kkostitwew
	f			kkostitwiet
imperfect	m	nikkostitwixxi	tikkostitwixxi	jikkostitwixxi		nikkostitwixxu	tikkostitwixxu	jikkostitwixxu
	f			tikkostitwixxi
imperative			kkostitwixxi				kkostitwixxu

Conjugation of kkostitwixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kkostitwixxejt	kkostitwixxejt	kkostitwixxa		kkostitwixxejna	kkostitwixxejtu	kkostitwixxew
	f			kkostitwixxiet
imperfect	m	nikkostitwixxi	tikkostitwixxi	jikkostitwixxi		nikkostitwixxu	tikkostitwixxu	jikkostitwixxu
	f			tikkostitwixxi
imperative			kkostitwixxi				kkostitwixxu

Related terms

• kostituttiv
• kostituzzjonali
• kostituzzjonalista
• kostituzzjoni
• kostitwenti
• kostitwenza