Maltese · Day 4 · Weak and Defective Verbs in the Present Tense
niekol
I eat
verb
The first-person singular present tense form of the defective/weak verb 'tiekol' (to eat), derived from the root a-k-l. The initial radical vowel is modified, taking the prefix 'ni-' to indicate the ongoing or habitual action of eating.
In a sentence
Normalment niekol insalata ħafifa f'nofsinhar biex ma ninnasax fuq ix-xogħol.
I normally eat a light salad at noon so I don't feel sluggish at work.