ppreferixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• pprefera

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian preferire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)p.prɛ.fɛˈrɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

ppreferixxa (imperfect jippreferixxi, past participle ppreferit or preferit or ppreferut or preferut, verbal noun ppreferir)

1. to prefer

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 pprefera above).

Conjugation of ppreferixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ppreferejt	ppreferejt	ppreferixxa		ppreferejna	ppreferejtu	ppreferew
	f			ppreferiet
imperfect	m	nippreferixxi	tippreferixxi	jippreferixxi		nippreferixxu	tippreferixxu	jippreferixxu
	f			tippreferixxi
imperative			ppreferixxi				ppreferixxu

Conjugation of ppreferixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ppreferixxejt	ppreferixxejt	ppreferixxa		ppreferixxejna	ppreferixxejtu	ppreferixxew
	f			ppreferixxiet
imperfect	m	nippreferixxi	tippreferixxi	jippreferixxi		nippreferixxu	tippreferixxu	jippreferixxu
	f			tippreferixxi
imperative			ppreferixxi				ppreferixxu

Related terms

• preferenza
• preferenzjali
• preferibbli