ħaseb
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic حَسَِبَ (ḥasaba, ḥasiba, “to calculate, reckon, consider”). The normal Arabic root for “thinking”, ف ك ر (f-k-r), is associated with “remembering” in Maltese.
Pronunciation
Verb
ħaseb (imperfect jaħseb)
- to think
- Taħseb li jħobbni?
- Do you think he loves me?
- Ma ħsibtx se jaslu.
- I did’t think they would arrive.
- Naħsbu wisq fuq il-futur.
- We think too much about the future.