kkaġuna

Maltese edit

Alternative forms edit

ikkaġuna (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian cagionare, influenced by related Maltese kaġun, itself from Sicilian cagiuni. All eventually from Latin occasio.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /(ɪ)k.kaˈd͡ʒuː.na/

Verb edit

kkaġuna (imperfect jikkaġuna, past participle kaġunat or kkaġunat)

to cause
It-tipjip jista’ jikkaġuna l-kanċer.
Smoking may cause cancer.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of kkaġuna
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	kkaġunajt	kkaġunajt	kkaġuna		kkaġunajna	kkaġunajtu	kkaġunaw
perfect	f	kkaġunajt	kkaġunajt	kkaġunat		kkaġunajna	kkaġunajtu	kkaġunaw
imperfect	m	nikkaġuna	tikkaġuna	jikkaġuna		nikkaġunaw	tikkaġunaw	jikkaġunaw
imperfect	f	nikkaġuna	tikkaġuna	tikkaġuna		nikkaġunaw	tikkaġunaw	jikkaġunaw
imperative			kkaġuna				kkaġunaw

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