approfondixxa

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Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian approfondire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ap.prɔ.fɔnˈdɪʃ.ʃa/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃʃa

Verb

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approfondixxa (imperfect japprofondixxi, past participle approfondit, verbal noun approfondir)

  1. to deepen

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 approfonda above).
    Conjugation of approfondixxa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m approfondejt approfondejt approfondixxa approfondejna approfondejtu approfondew
f approfondiet
imperfect m napprofondixxi tapprofondixxi japprofondixxi napprofondixxu tapprofondixxu japprofondixxu
f tapprofondixxi
imperative approfondixxi approfondixxu
    Conjugation of approfondixxa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m approfondixxejt approfondixxejt approfondixxa approfondixxejna approfondixxejtu approfondixxew
f approfondixxiet
imperfect m napprofondixxi tapprofondixxi japprofondixxi napprofondixxu tapprofondixxu japprofondixxu
f tapprofondixxi
imperative approfondixxi approfondixxu
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