ffranka

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian affrancare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)fˈfran.ka/

Verb

ffranka (imperfect jiffranka, past participle ffrankat or frankat, verbal noun ffrankar or frankar)

  1. to save (money, time, etc.)
  2. to be spared (of trouble, work, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ffranka (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ffrankajt ffrankajt ffranka ffrankajna ffrankajtu ffrankaw
f ffrankat
imperfect m niffranka tiffranka jiffranka niffrankaw tiffrankaw jiffrankaw
f tiffranka
imperative ffranka ffrankaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ffrankajtx ffrankajtx ffranka ffrankajniex ffrankajtux ffrankawx
f ffrankatx
imperfect m niffrankax tiffrankax jiffrankax niffrankawx tiffrankawx jiffrankawx
f tiffrankax
imperative tiffrankax tiffrankawx