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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic اِسْطَاعَ (isṭāʕa, “to be able”), a contraction of اِسْتَطَاعَ (istaṭāʕa, “to be able”), reanalyzed in Maltese as a Form 1 verb of a root s-t-għ.
Pronunciation
Verb
seta’ (imperfect jista’, past participle mistgħi, verbal noun setgħa)
- (modal) can, be able
- Nista’ nirrikmandalek ristorant tajjeb. ― I can recommend you a good restaurant.
- Tista’ tgħinni? ― Can you help me?
- Ma nistax (i)ngħinek. ― I can't help you.
2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
u dalgħodu stenbaħt
b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:Setgħet ġibdet lejn il-Mellieħa, mit-triq jew mill-passaġġ, jew qabdet it-triq tal-Imġiebaħ, inkella minn ħdejn il-lukanda għan-naħa t’Għajn Ħadid, jew jista’ jkun anke telqet lejn Forti Campbell iktar kmieni, qabel ma wasalt jien.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha
mart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;
u f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’
kif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to be well off
Conjugation