għand

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic عِنْدَ (ʕinda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːnt/
• IPA^(key): /aˤːnt/ (archaic)
• Rhymes: -aːnt, -aˤːnt

Preposition

għand

1. at, to
   • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Imnalla għajjatlu Fredu u kellu jwaqqaf l-eloġju ta’ nannuh, għax naħseb l-istorja li kien imiss kienet li għandu xi gżira privata.

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Usage notes

• This preposition expresses possession equivalent to "have" in English

  Għandu tlitt itfal. ― He has three children. (literally, “To him [there are] three children.”)

• The negative forms are formed with ma + -x:

  M’għandniex tifla. ― We do not have a daughter.

Inflection

Personal inflections of għand
	Singular				Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			m	f
positive	għandi	għandek	għandu	għandha	għandna	għandkom	għandhom
negative	mgħandix	mgħandekx	mgħandux	mgħandhiex	mgħandniex	mgħandkomx	mgħandhomx

Derived terms

• għand bżonn

 

See also

• kell (past, future)