rreaġixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • irreaġixxa (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
  • rreaġa (rare variant)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian reagire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)r.rɛ.aˈd͡ʒɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

rreaġixxa (imperfect jirreaġixxi)

  1. to react

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 rreaġa above).
Conjugation of rreaġixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rreaġejt rreaġejt rreaġixxa rreaġejna rreaġejtu rreaġew
f rreaġiet
imperfect m nirreaġixxi tirreaġixxi jirreaġixxi nirreaġixxu tirreaġixxu jirreaġixxu
f tirreaġixxi
imperative rreaġixxi rreaġixxu
Conjugation of rreaġixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rreaġixxejt rreaġixxejt rreaġixxa rreaġixxejna rreaġixxejtu rreaġixxew
f rreaġixxiet
imperfect m nirreaġixxi tirreaġixxi jirreaġixxi nirreaġixxu tirreaġixxu jirreaġixxu
f tirreaġixxi
imperative rreaġixxi rreaġixxu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rreaġixxejtx rreaġixxejtx rreaġixxa rreaġixxejniex rreaġixxejtux rreaġixxewx
f rreaġixxietx
imperfect m nirreaġixxix tirreaġixxix jirreaġixxix nirreaġixxux tirreaġixxux jirreaġixxux
f tirreaġixxix
imperative tirreaġixxix tirreaġixxux