ssuġerixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• issuġerixxa (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
• ssuġera (variant)
• ssuġġerixxa, ssuġġera (rarer byforms)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian suggerire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)s.su.d͡ʒɛˈrɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

ssuġerixxa (imperfect jissuġerixxi)

1. to suggest

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 ssuġera above).

Conjugation of ssuġerixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ssuġerejt	ssuġerejt	ssuġerixxa		ssuġerejna	ssuġerejtu	ssuġerew
	f			ssuġeriet
imperfect	m	nissuġerixxi	tissuġerixxi	jissuġerixxi		nissuġerixxu	tissuġerixxu	jissuġerixxu
	f			tissuġerixxi
imperative			ssuġerixxi				ssuġerixxu

Conjugation of ssuġerixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ssuġerixxejt	ssuġerixxejt	ssuġerixxa		ssuġerixxejna	ssuġerixxejtu	ssuġerixxew
	f			ssuġerixxiet
imperfect	m	nissuġerixxi	tissuġerixxi	jissuġerixxi		nissuġerixxu	tissuġerixxu	jissuġerixxu
	f			tissuġerixxi
imperative			ssuġerixxi				ssuġerixxu