seta'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seta"

Maltese

Root
s-t-għ
5 terms

Alternative forms

sata’

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْطَاعَ‎ (isṭāʕa, “to be able”), a contraction of اِسْتَطَاعَ‎ (istaṭāʕa, “to be able”), reanalyzed in Maltese as a Form 1 verb of a root s-t-għ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ta/
IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.taˤ/ (archaic)
Homophone: setgħa
Rhymes: -ɛta, (archaic) -ɛtaˤ

Verb

seta’ (imperfect jista’, past participle mistgħi, verbal noun setgħa)

(modal) can, be able
Nista’ nirrikmandalek ristorant tajjeb.
I can recommend you a good restaurant.

Tista’ tgħinni?
Can you help me?

Ma nistax (i)ngħinek.
I can't help you.
to be well off

Conjugation

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

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