seta'
See also: Appendix:Variations of "seta"
Maltese edit
Root |
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s-t-għ |
5 terms |
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic اِسْطَاعَ (isṭāʕa, “to be able”), a contraction of اِسْتَطَاعَ (istaṭāʕa, “to be able”), reanalyzed in Maltese as a Form 1 verb of a root s-t-għ.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
seta’ (imperfect jista’, past participle mistgħi, verbal noun setgħa)
- (modal) can, be able
- Nista’ nirrikmandalek ristorant tajjeb.
- I can recommend you a good restaurant.
- Tista’ tgħinni?
- Can you help me?
- Ma nistax (i)ngħinek.
- I can't help you.
- to be well off
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of seta’ | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | stajt | stajt | seta’ | stajna | stajtu | setgħu | |
f | setgħet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nista’ | tista’ | jista’ | nistgħu | tistgħu | jistgħu | |
f | tista’ | |||||||
imperative | ista’ | istgħu |