rrakkonta

Maltese

Alternative forms

• rrakonta, irrakonta (variant, perhaps substandard)
• irrakkonta (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian raccontare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)r.rakˈkɔn.ta/

Verb

rrakkonta (imperfect jirrakkonta, past participle rrakkontat or rakkontat, verbal noun rrakkontar or rakkontar)

1. to tell, narrate

   Synonym: qal

Conjugation

Conjugation of rrakkonta
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rrakkontajt	rrakkontajt	rrakkonta		rrakkontajna	rrakkontajtu	rrakkontaw
	f			rrakkontat
imperfect	m	nirrakkonta	tirrakkonta	jirrakkonta		nirrakkontaw	tirrakkontaw	jirrakkontaw
	f			tirrakkonta
imperative			rrakkonta				rrakkontaw

Related terms

• rakkont
• rakkontatur