kkostitwixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian costituire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)k.kɔs.tɪtˈwɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

kkostitwixxa (imperfect jikkostitwixxi, past participle kkostitwit or kostitwit)

  1. to constitute

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 kkostitwa above).
Conjugation of kkostitwixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kkostitwejt kkostitwejt kkostitwixxa kkostitwejna kkostitwejtu kkostitwew
f kkostitwiet
imperfect m nikkostitwixxi tikkostitwixxi jikkostitwixxi nikkostitwixxu tikkostitwixxu jikkostitwixxu
f tikkostitwixxi
imperative kkostitwixxi kkostitwixxu
Conjugation of kkostitwixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kkostitwixxejt kkostitwixxejt kkostitwixxa kkostitwixxejna kkostitwixxejtu kkostitwixxew
f kkostitwixxiet
imperfect m nikkostitwixxi tikkostitwixxi jikkostitwixxi nikkostitwixxu tikkostitwixxu jikkostitwixxu
f tikkostitwixxi
imperative kkostitwixxi kkostitwixxu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kkostitwixxejtx kkostitwixxejtx kkostitwixxa kkostitwixxejniex kkostitwixxejtux kkostitwixxewx
f kkostitwixxietx
imperfect m nikkostitwixxix tikkostitwixxix jikkostitwixxix nikkostitwixxux tikkostitwixxux jikkostitwixxux
f tikkostitwixxix
imperative tikkostitwixxix tikkostitwixxux