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Learning the Maltese Adjectives displayed below is vital to the language. Maltese Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Maltese Adjectives |
|---|---|
| adjectives | aġġettivi |
| a green tree | siġra ħadra |
| a tall building | bini għoli |
| a very old man | raġel xiħ ħafna |
| the old red house | id-dar ħamra qadima |
| a very nice friend | ħabib twajjeb (masc.) / ħabiba twajba (fem.) ħafna |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Maltese.
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Maltese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Maltese vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Maltese Adjectives |
|---|---|
| colors | kuluri |
| black | iswed (masc.) / sewda (fem.) / suwed (Pl.) |
| blue | blu (m, f, pl.) |
| brown | kannella (m, f, pl.) |
| gray | griż (masc.) / griża (fem.) / griżi (Pl.) |
| green | aħdar (masc.) / ħadra (fem.) / ħodor (Pl.) |
| orange | oranġjo (m, f, pl.) |
| purple | vjola (m, f, pl.) |
| red | aħmar (masc.) / ħamra (fem.) / ħomor (Pl.) |
| white | abjad (masc.) / bajda (fem.) / bojod (Pl.) |
| yellow | isfar (masc.) / safra (fem.) / sofor (Pl.) |
| sizes | daqsijiet |
| big | kbir (masc.)/kbira (fem.)/kbar (Pl.) |
| deep | fond (masc.) / fonda (fem.) / fondi (Pl.) |
| long | twil (masc.) / twila (fem.) / twal (Pl.) |
| narrow | dejjaq (masc.) / dejqa (fem.) / dojoq (Pl.) |
| short | qasir (masc.) / qasira (fem.) / qosra (Pl.) |
| small | żgħir (masc.)/żgħira (fem.)/żgħar (Pl.) |
| tall | twil (masc.) / twila (fem.) / twal (Pl.) |
| thick | oħxon (masc.) / ħoxna (fem.) / ħoxnin (Pl.) |
| thin | rqiq (masc.) / rqiqa (fem.) / rqaq (Pl.) |
| wide | wiesgħa (m, f) / wiesgħin (Pl.) |
| shapes | forom |
| circular | tond (masc.) / tonda (fem.) / tondi (Pl.) |
| straight | dritt (masc.) / dritta (fem.) / dritti (Pl.) |
| square | kwadru (masc.) / kwadra (fem.) / kwadri (Pl.) |
| triangular | trijangulari (m, f, pl.) |
| tastes | togħmiet |
| bitter | morr (masc.) / morra (fem.) / morri (Pl.) |
| fresh | frisk (masc.) / friska (fem.) / friski (Pl.) |
| salty | mielaħ (masc.) / mielħa (fem.) / mielħa (Pl.) |
| sour | qares (masc.) / qarsa (fem.) / qarsa (Pl.) |
| spicy | pikkanti (m, f, pl.) |
| sweet | ħelu (masc.) / ħelwa (fem.) / ħelwin (Pl.) |
| qualities | kwalitajiet |
| bad | ħażin (masc.) / ħażina (fem.) / ħżiena (Pl.) |
| clean | nadif (masc.) / nadifa (fem.) / nodfa (Pl.) |
| dark | mudlam (masc.) / mudlama (fem.) / mudlama (Pl.) |
| difficult | diffiċli (m, f, pl.) |
| dirty | maħmuġ (masc.), maħmuġa (fem.) / maħmuġin (Pl.) |
| dry | xott (masc.) / xotta (fem.) / xotti (Pl.) |
| easy | faċli (m, f, pl.) |
| empty | vojt (masc.) / vojta (fem.) / vojta (Pl.) |
| expensive | għoli (masc.) / għolja (fem.) / għoljin (Pl.) |
| fast | mgħaġġel (masc.) / mgħaġġla (fem.) / mgħaġġlin (Pl.) |
| foreign | barrani (masc.) / barranija (fem.) / barranin (Pl.) |
| full | sħiħ (masc.) / sħiħa (fem.) / sħaħ (Pl.) |
| good | tajjeb (masc.) / tajba (fem.) / tajbin (Pl.) |
| hard | iebes (masc.) / iebsa (fem.) / ebsin (Pl.) |
| heavy | tqil (masc.) / tqila (fem.) / tqal (Pl.) |
| inexpensive | rħis (masc.) / rħisa (fem.) / rħas (Pl.) |
| light | ħafif (masc.) / ħafifa (fem.) / ħfief (Pl.) |
| local | lokali (m, f, pl.) |
| new | ġdid (masc.) / ġdida (fem.) / ġodda (Pl.) |
| noisy | storbjuż (masc.) / storbjuża (fem.) / storbjużi (Pl.) |
| old | qadim (masc.) / qadima (fem.) / qodma (Pl.) |
| powerful | qawwi (masc.) / qawwija (fem.) / qawwija (Pl.) |
| quiet | kwiet (masc.) / kwieta (fem.) / kwieti (Pl.) |
| correct | korrett (masc.) / korretta (fem.) / korretti (Pl.) |
| slow | bilmod (m, f, pl.) |
| soft | artab (masc.) / ratba (fem.) / rotob (Pl.) |
| very | ħafna (m, f, pl.) |
| weak | dgħajjef (masc.) / dgħajfa (fem.) / dgħajfa (Pl.) |
| wet | imxarrab (masc.) / imxarrba (fem.) / imxarrbin (Pl.) |
| wrong | żbaljat (masc.) / żbaljata (fem.) / żbaljati (Pl.) |
| young | żgħir (masc.) / żgħira (fem.) / żgħar (Pl.) |
| quantities | kwantitajiet |
| few | ftit (m, f, pl.) |
| little | ftit (m, f, pl.) |
| many | ħafna (m, f, pl.) |
| much | ħafna (m, f, pl.) |
| part | parti (m, f, pl.) |
| some | xi/ftit (m, f, pl.) |
| a few | ftit (m, f, pl.) |
| whole | kollu (masc.) / kollha (fem.) / kollha (Pl.) |
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