Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian scusa.

Noun

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skuża f (plural skużi)

  1. excuse, apology
    • 2023, Keith Borg, magħġuna fit-tbenġil, Ede Books, →ISBN:
      kull skuża
      f’soċjetà kkankrata
      li ma tridx taf b’mara
      sakemm m’hemmx kwota
      li ma tridx taf b’mara
      sakemm ma tridx tivvota
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian scusare.

Verb

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skuża (imperfect jiskuża, past participle skużat, verbal noun skużar) (transitive)

  1. to excuse, to apologize
  2. to excuse (to allow to leave)
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of skuża
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m skużajt skużajt skuża skużajna skużajtu skużaw
f skużat
imperfect m niskuża tiskuża jiskuża niskużaw tiskużaw jiskużaw
f tiskuża
imperative skuża skużaw
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