laħaq

Maltese

Root
l-ħ-q
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic لَحِقَ (laḥiqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈla.ħaʔ/

Verb

laħaq (imperfect jilħaq, past participle milħuq, verbal noun lħiq or lħuq)

  1. to reach, to manage to get to, to catch up with
    Ma lħaqniex il-miri tagħna. ― We didn’t reach our goals.
  2. to amount to
  3. to get a promotion
  4. to mature, to ripen
  5. to compete [with ma’]
  6. to be clever [with lil]
    Laħqet lilha ― She is clever.
    Laħqulhom ― They are clever.

Conjugation

Conjugation of laħaq (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m lħaqt lħaqt laħaq lħaqna lħaqtu laħqu
f laħqet
imperfect m nilħaq tilħaq jilħaq nilħqu tilħqu jilħqu
f tilħaq
imperative ilħaq ilħqu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m lħaqtx lħaqtx laħaqx lħaqniex lħaqtux laħqux
f laħqitx
imperfect m nilħaqx tilħaqx jilħaqx nilħqux tilħqux jilħqux
f tilħaqx
imperative tilħaqx tilħqux

Derived terms

  • Alla jilħqek
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