rrafina

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • irrafina (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
  • rfina

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian raffinare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)r.raˈfiː.na/

Verb

rrafina (imperfect jirrafina, past participle rrafinat or raffinat, verbal noun rrafinar or raffinar)

  1. to refine

Conjugation

Conjugation of rrafina (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rrafinajt rrafinajt rrafina rrafinajna rrafinajtu rrafinaw
f rrafinat
imperfect m nirrafina tirrafina jirrafina nirrafinaw tirrafinaw jirrafinaw
f tirrafina
imperative rrafina rrafinaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rrafinajtx rrafinajtx rrafina rrafinajniex rrafinajtux rrafinawx
f rrafinatx
imperfect m nirrafinax tirrafinax jirrafinax nirrafinawx tirrafinawx jirrafinawx
f tirrafinax
imperative tirrafinax tirrafinawx