Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian aggredire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɡ.ɡrɛˈdɪʃ.ʃa/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Verb

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aggredixxa (imperfect jaggredixxi, past participle aggredit, verbal noun aggredir)

  1. to aggress, to attack

Conjugation

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  • 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 aggreda above).
    Conjugation of aggredixxa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m aggredejt aggredejt aggredixxa aggredejna aggredejtu aggredew
f aggrediet
imperfect m naggredixxi taggredixxi jaggredixxi naggredixxu taggredixxu jaggredixxu
f taggredixxi
imperative aggredixxi aggredixxu
    Conjugation of aggredixxa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m aggredixxejt aggredixxejt aggredixxa aggredixxejna aggredixxejtu aggredixxew
f aggredixxiet
imperfect m naggredixxi taggredixxi jaggredixxi naggredixxu taggredixxu jaggredixxu
f taggredixxi
imperative aggredixxi aggredixxu
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