kkastiga

Maltese

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian castigare, from Latin castigare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)k.kasˈtiː.ɡa/

Verb

kkastiga (imperfect jikkastiga, past participle kkastigat or kastigat, verbal noun kkastigar or kastigar)

1. to punish

   Synonym: (archaic) għaddeb

2. to oppress

Conjugation

Conjugation of kkastiga
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kkastigajt	kkastigajt	kkastiga		kkastigajna	kkastigajtu	kkastigaw
	f			kkastigat
imperfect	m	nikkastiga	tikkastiga	jikkastiga		nikkastigaw	tikkastigaw	jikkastigaw
	f			tikkastiga
imperative			kkastiga				kkastigaw

Related terms

• kastig