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Maltese · 24 October 2026 · Hollow and Doubled Verbs

qalu

they said

verb

The third-person plural perfective form of 'qal' (to say). The suffix '-u' marks the plural, and the verb maintains its hollow pattern.

In a sentence

Il-ġirien qalu li raw dawl stramb fis-sema l-bieraħ filgħaxija.

The neighbors said they saw a strange light in the sky yesterday evening.

The Maltese word qalu, illustrated
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