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Maltese
Alternative forms
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.
- to be well off
Conjugation