attakka

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian attaccare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atˈtak.ka/

Verb

attakka (imperfect jattakka, past participle attakkat, verbal noun attakkar)

  1. to attack
    Synonyms: għamel (għal), ħebb
    Attakkajtek b’sikkina.I attacked you with a knife.
  2. to run down, to inculpate
  3. (dated) to attach, to get attached
    Il-qattus attakka ruħu magħna malajr.The cat got attached to us quickly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of attakka (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m attakkajt attakkajt attakka attakkajna attakkajtu attakkaw
f attakkat
imperfect m nattakka tattakka jattakka nattakkaw tattakkaw jattakkaw
f tattakka
imperative attakka attakkaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m attakkajtx attakkajtx attakka attakkajniex attakkajtux attakkawx
f attakkatx
imperfect m nattakkax tattakkax jattakkax nattakkawx tattakkawx jattakkawx
f tattakkax
imperative tattakkax tattakkawx
  • attakk
  • attakkabbli
  • attakkament
  • attakkant
  • inattakkabbli