ħtieġ

Maltese

Root
ħ-w-ġ
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِحْتَاجَ‎ (iḥtāja, “to need”). The impersonal use seems to mirror that of Italian bisognare, but the Arabic passive يُحْتاجُ أَن (yuḥtāju ʔan) is also used in this way, so the Romance influence is not certain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈħtɪːt͡ʃ/

Verb

ħtieġ (imperfect jeħtieġ, past participle meħtieġ or miħtieġ or maħtieġ, verbal noun ħtieġa)

to need, require
Synonym: għandu bżonn
(impersonal) to be necessary
Jeħtieġ li nkunu onesti magħna nfusna.
We must be honest with ourselves.
(literally, “It is necessary that we are honest with ourselves.”)

Usage notes

In the sense of “need, require” it is used especially with actions (as in something needs reform) rather than with things.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħtieġ
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	ħtiġt	ħtiġt	ħtieġ	ħtiġna	ħtiġtu	ħtieġu
perfect	f	ħtiġt	ħtiġt	ħtieġet	ħtiġna	ħtiġtu	ħtieġu
imperfect	m	neħtieġ	teħtieġ	jeħtieġ	neħtieġu	teħtieġu	jeħtieġu
imperfect	f	neħtieġ	teħtieġ	teħtieġ	neħtieġu	teħtieġu	jeħtieġu
imperative			ħtieġ			ħtieġu

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