għoġob

Maltese

Root
għ-ġ-b
13 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَعْجَبَ (ʔaʕjaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.d͡ʒɔp/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔˤː.d͡ʒɔp/ (archaic)
• Homophone: ogħġob
• Rhymes: -ɔːd͡ʒɔp, -ɔˤːd͡ʒɔp

Verb

għoġob (imperfect jogħġob, past participle magħġub)

1. to please; to appeal to (often expresses English like)

   Din il-libsa togħġobni. ― I like this dress. (literally, “This dress appeals to me.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of għoġob (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għoġobt	għoġobt	għoġob	għoġobna	għoġobtu	għoġbu
	f			għoġbot
imperfect	m	nogħġob	togħġob	jogħġob	nogħġbu	togħġbu	jogħġbu
	f			togħġob
imperative			ogħġob			ogħġbu