ggverna

Maltese

Alternative forms
  • iggverna (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian guvirnari and/or Italian governare, both from Latin gubernare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)ɡˈɡvɛr.na/

Verb

ggverna (imperfect jiggverna, past participle ggvernat or gvernat, verbal noun ggvernar or gvernar)

  1. to govern, to rule by law
  2. to give orders

Conjugation
    Conjugation of ggverna
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ggvernajt ggvernajt ggverna ggvernajna ggvernajtu ggvernaw
f ggvernat
imperfect m niggverna tiggverna jiggverna niggvernaw tiggvernaw jiggvernaw
f tiggverna
imperative ggverna ggvernaw

See also
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