approfondixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• approfonda

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian approfondire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.prɔ.fɔnˈdɪʃ.ʃa/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪʃʃa

Verb

approfondixxa (imperfect japprofondixxi, past participle approfondit, verbal noun approfondir)

1. to deepen

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 approfonda above).

Conjugation of approfondixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	approfondejt	approfondejt	approfondixxa		approfondejna	approfondejtu	approfondew
	f			approfondiet
imperfect	m	napprofondixxi	tapprofondixxi	japprofondixxi		napprofondixxu	tapprofondixxu	japprofondixxu
	f			tapprofondixxi
imperative			approfondixxi				approfondixxu

Conjugation of approfondixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	approfondixxejt	approfondixxejt	approfondixxa		approfondixxejna	approfondixxejtu	approfondixxew
	f			approfondixxiet
imperfect	m	napprofondixxi	tapprofondixxi	japprofondixxi		napprofondixxu	tapprofondixxu	japprofondixxu
	f			tapprofondixxi
imperative			approfondixxi				approfondixxu

Related terms

• profond
• profondament
• profondità