Maltese for Foreigners 04. Particles and Possessives
Channel: Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki
Date: 2020-03-22

This part focuses on particles and possessives. Here are some written notes. Make sure to practice these in Memrise: https://www.memrise.com/course/2146130/il-malti-ghall-barranin-l-ewwel-livell/

Particles:

ta’ = of
tal- = ta’ + il-, taċ- = ta’ + iċ-, etc.

ma’ / mal- = with (equal relationship, usually for people)
bi / bil- = with (using, usually for objects)

fi / fil- = at/in
ġo / ġol- = in (surrounded by)

minn / mill- / mil- = from (also beginning of scope)
sa / sal- = to (destination or end of scope)

għal / għall- / għal- = for
lil / lill- / lil- = to (people)

bħal / bħall- / bħal- = as/like

fuq = on, above
taħt = under, below
lejn = towards
lura = back

Possessives:

-i -n = me, .e.g. pajjiż = country, pajjiżi = my country
-ek -ok -k = you, e.g. pajjiżek = your country
-u -h = him, e.g. pajjiżu = his country
-ha = her, e.g. pajjiżha = her country
-na = us, e.g. pajjiżna = our country
-kom = you (plural), e.g. pajjiżkom = your country
-hom = them, e.g. pajjiżhom = their country

Particles with possessives:

tiegħi = mine, of me (ta’ + i)
tiegħek = yours, of you (ta’ + ek)
tiegħu = his, of him (ta’ + u)
tagħha = her, of her (ta’ + ha)
etc. (tagħna, tagħkom, tagħhom)

More here: https://www.memrise.com/course/2146130/il-malti-ghall-barranin-maltese-for-foreigners/8/