kkaġuna

Maltese

Alternative forms

• ikkaġuna (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cagionare, influenced by related Maltese kaġun, itself from Sicilian cagiuni. All eventually from Latin occasio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)k.kaˈd͡ʒuː.na/

Verb

kkaġuna (imperfect jikkaġuna, past participle kaġunat or kkaġunat)

1. to cause

   It-tipjip jista’ jikkaġuna l-kanċer.

   Smoking may cause cancer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kkaġuna
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kkaġunajt	kkaġunajt	kkaġuna		kkaġunajna	kkaġunajtu	kkaġunaw
	f			kkaġunat
imperfect	m	nikkaġuna	tikkaġuna	jikkaġuna		nikkaġunaw	tikkaġunaw	jikkaġunaw
	f			tikkaġuna
imperative			kkaġuna				kkaġunaw