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Maltese verbs in the past tense: kiteb, kitbet, qal
11 Maltese words and phrases, each with its meaning and a real sentence that uses it. Each one has its own page with its reading and where to read it in a story.
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I wrote / you (sg.) wrote
Ktibt l-email li rrakmandajtli imma għadha ma rċevietx tweġiba.
I wrote the email you recommended, but it hasn't received a reply yet.
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he wrote
Ġorġ kiteb artiklu sabiħ ħafna dwar l-istorja tal-pjazza tagħna.
George wrote a very nice article about the history of our square.
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she wrote
Oħti kitbet it-tessera tal-istedina kollha f'lejla waħda.
My sister wrote all the invitation cards in a single evening.
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we wrote
Ktibna ittra sħiħa lill-kunsill biex nilmentaw dwar il-bankini.
We wrote a whole letter to the council to complain about the pavements.
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she said
Hi tqal li ma tixtieqx tiġi, imma wara ddeċidiet li tibqa' magħna.
She said she didn't want to come, but then she decided to stay with us.
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he said
Mar għand id-dar tal-ewwel ħanżir u qal:
He went to the first pig's house and said:
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they said
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.
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they (fem.) said
In-nisa tqalu li kien hemm taħdita interessanti fil-librerija, u marru flimkien.
The women said there was an interesting talk at the library, and they went together.
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parked (3rd sg.)
Hu pparkja l-karozza ħdejn il-bieb tal-uffiċċju.
He parked the car near the office door.
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parked (past participle)
Il-karozza kienet pparkjat ħdejn il-bankina.
The car was parked next to the pavement.
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I parked
Jien pparkjajt il-karozza fil-garaxx il-ġdid.
I parked the car in the new garage.