bejn

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • bejniet (rare as such, but see usage notes)

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْنَ (bayna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛjn/

Preposition

bejn

  1. between

Usage notes

  • When there is a second object (between X and Y), the preposition can be repeated optionally. This usage is considered more correct when one of the objects is a personal pronoun/suffix; otherwise it is fairly rare:
bejn ommi u (bejn) missieribetween my mother and my father
bejnhom u (bejn) martibetween them and my wife
bejn marti u bejni / bejn marti u jienbetween my wife and me
  • The suffixed forms (except in the first and second person singular) have two variants: one from the stem bejn- and one from the stem bejniet-. The predominant usage is that the simple form is used when there is a second object (as bejnhom above), while the extended form is used when there is but one object, namely a plural or collective: il-problemi bejniethom (the problems between them, their internal problems).

Inflection

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