ddifferixxa

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian differire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)d.dɪf.fɛˈrɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

ddifferixxa (imperfect jiddifferixxi, past participle differit)

1. to differ, to be different

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 ddiffera above).

Conjugation of ddifferixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddifferejt	ddifferejt	ddifferixxa		ddifferejna	ddifferejtu	ddifferew
	f			ddifferiet
imperfect	m	niddifferixxi	tiddifferixxi	jiddifferixxi		niddifferixxu	tiddifferixxu	jiddifferixxu
	f			tiddifferixxi
imperative			ddifferixxi				ddifferixxu

Conjugation of ddifferixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddifferixxejt	ddifferixxejt	ddifferixxa		ddifferixxejna	ddifferixxejtu	ddifferixxew
	f			ddifferixxiet
imperfect	m	niddifferixxi	tiddifferixxi	jiddifferixxi		niddifferixxu	tiddifferixxu	jiddifferixxu
	f			tiddifferixxi
imperative			ddifferixxi				ddifferixxu

Related terms

• ddivrenzja
• differentement
• differenti
• differentjali (divrenzjali)
• differenza (divrenzja)
• indifferentement
• indifferenti
• indifferentiżmu