kkaġuna

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Maltese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian cagionare, influenced by related Maltese kaġun, itself from Sicilian cagiuni. All eventually from Latin occasio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)k.kaˈd͡ʒuː.na/

Verb[edit]

kkaġuna (imperfect jikkaġuna, past participle kaġunat or kkaġunat)

  1. to cause
    It-tipjip jista’ jikkaġuna l-kanċer.
    Smoking may cause cancer.

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of kkaġuna
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kkaġunajt kkaġunajt kkaġuna kkaġunajna kkaġunajtu kkaġunaw
f kkaġunat
imperfect m nikkaġuna tikkaġuna jikkaġuna nikkaġunaw tikkaġunaw jikkaġunaw
f tikkaġuna
imperative kkaġuna kkaġunaw
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