qatta'

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Maltese

Root
q-t-għ
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَطَّعَ (qaṭṭaʕa).

Pronunciation

Verb

qatta’ (imperfect jqatta’, past participle mqatta’, verbal noun taqtigħ or tqattigħ)

  1. to cut to pieces
  2. to mince
  3. to tear (cloth)
  4. to spend time
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      “IMMA … mhux se teħlisha ħafif għal li għamilt, Amina. Ma nistax nibqa’ nwissik biss u int tibqa’ tagħmel ta’ rasek. Dawn il-jumejn, illum u għada, se tqattagħhom f’kamra waħdek, f’dan is-sular. Mhux se tattendi lezzjonijiet —”
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Conjugation

Conjugation of qatta’ (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qattajt qattajt qatta’ qattajna qattajtu qattgħu
f qattgħet
imperfect m nqatta’ tqatta’ jqatta’ nqattgħu tqattgħu jqattgħu
f tqatta’
imperative qatta’ qattgħu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qattajtx qattajtx qatta’x qattajniex qattajtux qattgħux
f qattgħitx
imperfect m nqatta’x tqatta’x jqatta’x nqattgħux tqattgħux jqattgħux
f tqatta’x
imperative tqatta’x tqattgħux
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