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Learning the Maltese Verbs displayed below is vital to the language. Maltese verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand). In most languages a verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. Here are some examples:
| English Verbs | Maltese Verbs |
|---|---|
| Verbs | Verbi |
| Past | il-Passat |
| I spoke | jien/jiena tkellimt |
| I wrote | jien/jiena ktibt |
| I drove | jien/jiena soqt |
| I loved | jien/jiena ħabbejt |
| I gave | jien/jiena tajt |
| I smiled | jien/jiena tbissimt |
| I took | jien/jiena ħadt |
| he spoke | hu/huwa tkellem |
| he wrote | hu/huwa kiteb |
| he drove | hu/huwa saq |
| he loved | hu/huwa ħabb |
| he gave | hu/huwa ta |
| he smiled | hu/huwa tbissem |
| he took | hu/huwa ħa |
| we spoke | aħna tkellimna |
| we wrote | aħna ktibna |
| we drove | aħna soqna |
| we loved | aħna ħabbejna |
| we gave | aħna tajna |
| we smiled | aħna tbissimna |
| we took | aħna ħadna |
| Future | il-Futur |
| I will speak | jien/jiena se nitkellem |
| I will write | jien/jiena se nikteb |
| I will drive | jien/jiena se nsuq |
| I will love | jien/jiena se nħobb |
| I will give | jien/jiena se nagħti |
| I will smile | jien/jiena se nitbissem |
| I will take | jien/jiena se nieħu |
| he will speak | hu/huwa se jitkellem |
| he will write | hu/huwa se jikteb |
| he will drive | hu/huwa se jsuq |
| he will love | hu/huwa se jħobb |
| he will give | hu/huwa se jagħti |
| he will smile | hu/huwa se jitbissem |
| he will take | hu/huwa se jieħu |
| we will speak | aħna se nitkellmu |
| we will write | aħna se niktbu |
| we will drive | aħna se nsuqu |
| we will love | aħna se nħobbu |
| we will give | aħna se nagħtu |
| we will smile | aħna se nitbissmu |
| we will take | aħna se nieħdu |
| Present | il-Preżent |
| I speak | jien/jiena nitkellem |
| I write | jien/jiena nikteb |
| I drive | jien/jiena nsuq |
| I love | jien/jiena nħobb |
| I give | jien/jiena nagħti |
| I smile | jien/jiena nitbissem |
| I take | jien/jiena nieħu |
| he speaks | hu/huwa jitkellem |
| he writes | hu/huwa jikteb |
| he drives | hu/huwa jsuq |
| he loves | hu/huwa jħobb |
| he gives | hu/huwa jagħti |
| he smiles | hu/huwa jitbissem |
| he takes | hu/huwa jieħu |
| we speak | aħna nitkellmu |
| we write | aħna niktbu |
| we drive | aħna nsuqu |
| we love | aħna nħobbu |
| we give | aħna nagħtu |
| we smile | aħna nitbissmu |
| we take | aħna nieħdu |
Notice the structure of the Verbs in Maltese.
Below is a list of the conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Maltese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Maltese vocabulary.
| English Verbs | Maltese Verbs |
|---|---|
| I can accept that | jien/jiena nista' naċċettah (masc.) / naċċettaha (fem.) |
| she added it | hi/hija żiditu (masc.) / żiditha (fem.) |
| we admit it | aħna nammettuh (masc.) / nammettuha (fem.) |
| they advised him | huma tawh parir |
| I can agree with that | jien/jiena nista' naqbel ma' dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| she allows it | hi/hija tippermettih (masc.) / tippermettiha (fem.) |
| we announce it | aħna nħabbruh (masc.) / nħabbruha (fem.) |
| I can apologize | jien/jiena nista' niskuża ruħi |
| she appears today | hi/hija tidher illum |
| they arranged that | huma rranġaw li |
| I can arrive tomorrow | jien/jiena nista' nasal għada |
| she can ask him | hi/hija tista' titolbu |
| she attaches that | hija tehmeż dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| we attack them | aħna nattakkawhom |
| they avoid her | huma jevitawha |
| I can bake it | jiena nista' nsajjru (masc.) / nsajjarha (fem.) |
| she is like him | hi/hija bħalu |
| we beat it | aħna nirbħuha |
| they became happy | huma jsiru kuntenti |
| I can begin that | jiena nista' nibdih (masc.) / nibdiha (fem.) |
| we borrowed money | aħna ssellifna l-flus |
| they breathe air | huma jieħdu n-nifs |
| I can bring it | jien/jiena nista' nġibu (masc.) / nġibha (fem.) |
| I can build that | jien/jiena nista' nibnih (masc.) / nibniha (fem.) |
| she buys food | hi/hija tixtri l-ikel |
| we calculate it | aħna nikkalkulawh (masc.) / nikkalkulawha (fem.) |
| they carry it | huma jwettquh (masc.) / jwettquha (fem.) |
| they don't cheat | huma ma jqarrqux |
| she chooses him | hi/hija tagħżel lilu |
| we close it | aħna nagħlquh |
| he comes here | hu/huwa jiġi hawn |
| I can compare that | jien/jiena nista' nqabbel dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| she competes with me | hu/huwa jikkompeti miegħi |
| we complain about it | aħna nilmentaw dwaru (masc.) / dwarha (fem.) |
| they continued reading | huma komplew jaqraw |
| he cried about that | huwa beka minħabba dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| I can decide now | jien/jiena nista' niddeċiedi issa |
| she described it to me | hi/hija ddeskrivietu (masc.) / ddeskrivietha (fem.) lili |
| we disagree about it | ma naqblux dwar dan (masc.) / din (fem.) |
| they disappeared quickly | huma sparixxew malajr |
| I discovered that | jien/jiena skoprejt li |
| she dislikes that | hi/hija dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) ma tħobbux (masc.) / ma tħobbhiex (fem.) |
| we do it | aħna nagħmluh (masc.) / nagħmluha (fem.) |
| they dream about it | huma ħolmu dwaru (masc.) / dwarha (fem.) |
| I earned | jien/jiena qlajt |
| he eats a lot | hu/huwa jiekol ħafna |
| we enjoyed that | aħna ħadna pjaċir bih (masc.) / biha (fem.) |
| they entered here | huma daħlu hawn |
| he escaped that | huwa ħarab minnu (masc.) / minnha (fem.) |
| I can explain that | jien/jiena nista' nispjega dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| she feels that too | hi/hija tħoss l-istess |
| we fled from there | aħna ħrabna minn hemm |
| they will fly tomorrow | huma se jtiru għada |
| I can follow you | jien/jiena nista' nsegwik |
| she forgot me | hi/hija nesietni |
| we forgive him | aħna naħfrulu |
| I can give her that | jien/jiena nista' nagħtiha dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| she goes there | hi/hija tmur hemm |
| we greeted them | aħna lqajniehom |
| I hate that | jien/jiena nobgħodu (masc.) / nobgħodha (fem.) |
| I can hear it | jien/jiena nista' nisimgħu (masc.) / nismagħha (fem.) |
| she imagine that | hi/hija timmaġinah (masc.) / timmaġinaha (fem.) |
| we invited them | aħna stedinnihom |
| I know him | jien/jiena nafu |
| she learned it | hi/hija tgħallmitu (masc.) / tgħallmitha (fem.) |
| we leave now | aħna nitilqu issa |
| they lied about him | huma gidbu dwaru |
| I can listen to that | jien/jiena nista' nisimgħu (masc.) / nismagħha (fem.) |
| she lost that | hi/hija tilfitu (masc.) / tilfitha (fem.) |
| we made it yesterday | għamilnieh (masc.) / għamilnieha (fem.) lbieraħ |
| they met him | huma ltaqgħu miegħu |
| I misspell that | jien/jiena nispellih (masc.) / nispelliha (fem.) ħażin |
| I always pray | jien/jiena dejjem nitlob |
| she prefers that | hi/hija tippreferi dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| we protected them | aħna pproteġejniehom |
| they will punish her | huma se jikkastigawha |
| I can put it there | jien/jiena nista' npoġġih (masc.) / npoġġiha (fem.) hemmhekk |
| she will read it | hi/hija se taqrah (masc.) / taqrahha (fem.) |
| we received that | aħna rċevejna dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| they refuse to talk | huma jirrifjutaw li jitkellmu |
| I remember that | jien/ jiena niftakru (masc.) / niftakarha (fem.) |
| she repeats that | hi/hija tirrepetih (masc.) / tirrepetiha (fem.) |
| we see it | aħna narawh (masc.) / narawha (fem.) |
| they sell it | huma jbigħuh (masc.) / jbigħuha (fem.) |
| I sent that yesterday | jien/jiena bgħattu (masc.) / bgħattha (fem.) lbieraħ |
| he shaved his beard | hu/huwa qaxxar id-daqna |
| it shrunk quickly | hu/huwa (masc.) / hi/hija (fem.) nxtorob (masc.) / nxtorbot (fem.) malajr |
| we will sing it | aħna se nkantawh (masc.) / nkantawha (fem.) |
| they sat there | huma qagħdu bil-qiegħda hemm |
| I can speak it | jien/jiena nista' nitkellmu (masc.) / nitkellimha (fem.) |
| she spends money | hi/hija tonfoq il-flus |
| we suffered from that | aħna sofrejna minn dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| they suggest that | huma jissuġġerixxu dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| I surprised him | jien/jiena tajtu sorpriża |
| she took that | hi/hija ħadet dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| we teach it | aħna ngħallmuh (masc.) / ngħallmuha (fem.) |
| they told us | huma qalulna |
| she thanked him | hi/hija rringrazzjatu |
| I can think about it | jien/jiena nista' naħseb dwaru (masc.) / dwarha (fem.) |
| she threw it | hi/hija tefgħetu (masc.) / tefgħetha (fem.) |
| we understand that | aħna nifhmuh (masc.) / nifmuha (fem.) |
| they want that | huma jridu dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| I can wear it | jien/jiena nista' nilbsu (masc.) / nilbisha (fem.) |
| she writes that | hi/hija tikteb dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| we talk about it | aħna nitkellmu dwaru (masc.) / dwarha (fem.) |
| they have it | huma għandhom dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) |
| I watched it | jien/jiena rajtu (masc.) / rajtha (fem.) |
| I will talk about it | jien/jiena nitkellem dwaru (masc.) / dwarha (fem.) |
| he bought that yesterday | huwa xtara dak (masc.) / dik (fem.) ilbieraħ |
| we finished it | aħna lestejnieh (masc.) / lestejnieha (fem.) |
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