stieden

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَأْذَنَ‎ (istaʾḏana, “to ask for permission to come in”). In Maltese it has been transferred from the guest’s question to the host’s offer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪːdɛn/

Verb

stieden (imperfect jistieden, past participle mistieden)

  1. to invite

Conjugation
conjugation of stieden
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
jien(a) int(i) hu(wa) hi(ja) aħna intom huma
perfect stedint stedint stieden stiednet stedinna stedintu stiednu
imperfect nistieden tistieden jistieden tistieden nistiednu tistiednu jistiednu
imperative stieden stiednu

Derived terms
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