How to use adjectives in Maltese

How to use adjectives in Maltese

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Maltese? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Maltese lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Maltese adjectives.

Maltese adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Unlike English, adjectives in Maltese are placed after the noun. Adjectives in Maltese agree with the noun they describe. This means that adjectives that describe a feminine noun have a special form.

Examples

il-mara il-fqira
the poor woman
il-mara l-imdejqa
the sad woman
il-mara is-sinjura
the rich woman
il-mara iż-żagħżugħa
the young woman
il-mara iż-żgħira
the small woman
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It is descended from Arabic and written using the Latin alphabet. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Maltese would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Step 7 : Adjectives in Maltese

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Maltese adjectives kbir, ċkejken and xiħ (big, small, old). Using the nouns ktieb, siġġu and bieb (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Maltese adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives kbir, ċkejken and xiħ with the nouns ktieb, siġġu and bieb you can move on to Step 8 (Maltese Verbs).

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