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Maltese · 3 October 2026 · Hollow and Doubled Verbs

qal

he said

verb

The third-person masculine singular perfective form of the verb 'qal' (to say). This is a hollow verb, meaning the middle radical is a weak vowel that affects conjugation.

In a sentence

Mar għand id-dar tal-ewwel ħanżir u qal:

He went to the first pig's house and said:

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The Maltese word qal, illustrated
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