rreaġixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• irreaġixxa (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
• rreaġa (rare variant)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian reagire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)r.rɛ.aˈd͡ʒɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

rreaġixxa (imperfect jirreaġixxi)

1. to react

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 rreaġa above).

Conjugation of rreaġixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rreaġejt	rreaġejt	rreaġixxa		rreaġejna	rreaġejtu	rreaġew
	f			rreaġiet
imperfect	m	nirreaġixxi	tirreaġixxi	jirreaġixxi		nirreaġixxu	tirreaġixxu	jirreaġixxu
	f			tirreaġixxi
imperative			rreaġixxi				rreaġixxu

Conjugation of rreaġixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rreaġixxejt	rreaġixxejt	rreaġixxa		rreaġixxejna	rreaġixxejtu	rreaġixxew
	f			rreaġixxiet
imperfect	m	nirreaġixxi	tirreaġixxi	jirreaġixxi		nirreaġixxu	tirreaġixxu	jirreaġixxu
	f			tirreaġixxi
imperative			rreaġixxi				rreaġixxu

Related terms

• reazzjoni