żbjadixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• żbjada

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sbiadire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zbjaˈdɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

żbjadixxa (imperfect jiżbjadixxi, past participle żbjadit, verbal noun żbjadir)

1. to fade

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 żbjada above).

Conjugation of żbjadixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	żbjadejt	żbjadejt	żbjadixxa		żbjadejna	żbjadejtu	żbjadew
	f			żbjadiet
imperfect	m	niżbjadixxi	tiżbjadixxi	jiżbjadixxi		niżbjadixxu	tiżbjadixxu	jiżbjadixxu
	f			tiżbjadixxi
imperative			żbjadixxi				żbjadixxu

Conjugation of żbjadixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	żbjadixxejt	żbjadixxejt	żbjadixxa		żbjadixxejna	żbjadixxejtu	żbjadixxew
	f			żbjadixxiet
imperfect	m	niżbjadixxi	tiżbjadixxi	jiżbjadixxi		niżbjadixxu	tiżbjadixxu	jiżbjadixxu
	f			tiżbjadixxi
imperative			żbjadixxi				żbjadixxu