poġġa

Maltese

Root
p-ġ-j
3 terms

Etymology

From Italian poggiare, appoggiare and/or Sicilian pujiari, either way ultimately from Vulgar Latin *podiare, *appodiare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔd.d͡ʒa/

Verb

poġġa (imperfect jpoġġi, past participle mpoġġi or poġġut, verbal noun tpoġġija)

  1. (intransitive) to sit; to rest
  2. (transitive) to put; to place; to lay
    Synonyms: qiegħed, għamel
    Ħu t-tazzi u poġġihom fuq il-mejda. ― Take the glasses and put them on the table.
  3. (intransitive) to have a concubine [with ma’]
  4. (transitive) to deposit

Conjugation

Conjugation of poġġa (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m poġġejt poġġejt poġġa poġġejna poġġejtu poġġew
f poġġiet
imperfect m npoġġi tpoġġi jpoġġi npoġġu tpoġġu jpoġġu
f tpoġġi
imperative poġġi poġġu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m poġġejtx poġġejtx poġġiex poġġejniex poġġejtux poġġewx
f poġġietx
imperfect m npoġġix tpoġġix jpoġġix npoġġux tpoġġux jpoġġux
f tpoġġix
imperative tpoġġix tpoġġux
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