ttardja

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tardare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)tˈtar.dja/

Verb

ttardja (imperfect jittardja, past participle ttardjat or tardjat, verbal noun ttardjar or tardjar)

  1. to delay, to postpone
  2. to be late

Conjugation

Conjugation of ttardja (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ttardjajt ttardjajt ttardja ttardjajna ttardjajtu ttardjaw
f ttardjat
imperfect m nittardja tittardja jittardja nittardjaw tittardjaw jittardjaw
f tittardja
imperative ttardja ttardjaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ttardjajtx ttardjajtx ttardja ttardjajniex ttardjajtux ttardjawx
f ttardjatx
imperfect m nittardjax tittardjax jittardjax nittardjawx tittardjawx jittardjawx
f tittardjax
imperative tittardjax tittardjawx