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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of qatta’
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