skansa

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scansare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskan.sa/

Verb

skansa (imperfect jiskansa, past participle skansat, verbal noun skansar)

1. (transitive) to avoid, shirk

   Synonym: evita

2. (intransitive) to escape (from death or misfortune)

   Synonym: ħeles

Conjugation

Conjugation of skansa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	skansajt	skansajt	skansa		skansajna	skansajtu	skansaw
	f			skansat
imperfect	m	niskansa	tiskansa	jiskansa		niskansaw	tiskansaw	jiskansaw
	f			tiskansa
imperative			skansa				skansaw

Related terms

• skansafaċendi
• skansament

 

See also

• ħarab (“to escape, flee, run away”)