ddifferixxa

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian differire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)d.dɪf.fɛˈrɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

ddifferixxa (imperfect jiddifferixxi, past participle differit)

  1. to differ, to be different

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 ddiffera above).
Conjugation of ddifferixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ddifferejt ddifferejt ddifferixxa ddifferejna ddifferejtu ddifferew
f ddifferiet
imperfect m niddifferixxi tiddifferixxi jiddifferixxi niddifferixxu tiddifferixxu jiddifferixxu
f tiddifferixxi
imperative ddifferixxi ddifferixxu
Conjugation of ddifferixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ddifferixxejt ddifferixxejt ddifferixxa ddifferixxejna ddifferixxejtu ddifferixxew
f ddifferixxiet
imperfect m niddifferixxi tiddifferixxi jiddifferixxi niddifferixxu tiddifferixxu jiddifferixxu
f tiddifferixxi
imperative ddifferixxi ddifferixxu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ddifferixxejtx ddifferixxejtx ddifferixxa ddifferixxejniex ddifferixxejtux ddifferixxewx
f ddifferixxietx
imperfect m niddifferixxix tiddifferixxix jiddifferixxix niddifferixxux tiddifferixxux jiddifferixxux
f tiddifferixxix
imperative tiddifferixxix tiddifferixxux