spjega

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Maltese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Sicilian spiegari and/or Italian spiegare, from Latin explicare.

Verb[edit]

spjega (imperfect jispjega, past participle spjegat, verbal noun spjegar)

  1. to explain
    Synonyms: fiehem, fisser
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of spjega
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m spjegajt spjegajt spjega spjegajna spjegajtu spjegaw
f spjegat
imperfect m nispjega tispjega jispjega nispjegaw tispjegaw jispjegaw
f tispjega
imperative spjega spjegaw

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Sicilian spiega.

Noun[edit]

spjega f (plural spjegi)

  1. explanation
    Synonyms: spjegazzjoni, tifsira

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