Maltese · 24 October 2026 · Hollow and Doubled Verbs
qalu
they said
verb
The third-person plural perfective form of 'qal' (to say). The suffix '-u' marks the plural, and the verb maintains its hollow pattern.
In a sentence
Il-ġirien qalu li raw dawl stramb fis-sema l-bieraħ filgħaxija.
The neighbors said they saw a strange light in the sky yesterday evening.