seta'

See also: seta, séta, sēta, sētā, and setä

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَطَاعَ (istaṭāʕa) by contraction and subsequent reanalysis as though derived from a root s-t-għ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛta/
• Homophone: setgħa (except archaically)

Verb

seta’ (imperfect jista’)

1. (modal) can, be able

   Nista’ nirrikmandalek ristorant tajjeb.

   I can recommend you a good restaurant.

   Tista’ tgħinni?

   Can you help me?

   Ma nistax ngħinek.

   I can't help you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of seta’
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	stajt	stajt	seta’		stajna	stajtu	setgħu
	f			setgħet
imperfect	m	nista’	tista’	jista’		nistgħu	tistgħu	jistgħu
	f			tista’
imperative			ista’				istgħu

Derived terms

• setgħa