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Maltese · 24 September 2026 · Weak and Defective Verbs in the Present Tense

tiekol

you (sg.) eat / she eats

verb

The second-person singular or third-person feminine singular present tense form of the verb 'to eat'. The prefix 'ti-' indicates either a direct address to one person or a female subject.

In a sentence

Jekk ma tiekolx il-ħaxix kollu li għandek fil-platt, mhuwiex se jkun hemm deżerta.

If you don't eat all the vegetables on your plate, there won't be any dessert.