ħtieġ
Maltese
edit| Root |
|---|
| ħ-w-ġ |
| 5 terms |
Etymology
editFrom Arabic اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja, “to need”). The impersonal use seems to mirror that of Italian bisognare, but the Arabic passive يُحْتاجُ أَن (yuḥtāju ʔan) is also used in this way, so the Romance influence is not certain.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editħtieġ (imperfect jeħtieġ, past participle meħtieġ or miħtieġ or maħtieġ, verbal noun ħtieġa)
- to need, require
- Synonym: għandu bżonn
- (impersonal) to be necessary
- Jeħtieġ li nkunu onesti magħna nfusna.
- We must be honest with ourselves.
- (literally, “It is necessary that we are honest with ourselves.”)
Usage notes
edit- In the sense of “need, require” it is used especially with actions (as in something needs reform) rather than with things.
Conjugation
edit| Conjugation of ħtieġ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ħtiġt | ħtiġt | ħtieġ | ħtiġna | ħtiġtu | ħtieġu | |
| f | ħtieġet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | neħtieġ | teħtieġ | jeħtieġ | neħtieġu | teħtieġu | jeħtieġu | |
| f | teħtieġ | |||||||
| imperative | ħtieġ | ħtieġu | ||||||