ħaseb

See also: haseb

Maltese

Root
ħ-s-b
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَسَِبَ (ḥasaba, ḥasiba, “to calculate, reckon, consider”). The normal Arabic root for “thinking”, ف ك ر (f-k-r), is associated with “remembering” in Maltese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħa.sɛp/

Verb

ħaseb (imperfect jaħseb, past participle maħsub, verbal noun ħsib or ħsieb)

1. to think

   Taħseb li jħobbni? ― Do you think he loves me?

   Ma ħsibtx se jaslu. ― I didn’t think they would arrive.

   Naħsbu wisq fuq il-futur. ― We think too much about the future.

   • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Imnalla għajjatlu Fredu u kellu jwaqqaf l-eloġju ta’ nannuh, għax naħseb l-istorja li kien imiss kienet li għandu xi gżira privata.

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Conjugation

Conjugation of ħaseb

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħsibt	ħsibt	ħaseb		ħsibna	ħsibtu	ħasbu
	f			ħasbet
imperfect	m	naħseb	taħseb	jaħseb		naħsbu	taħsbu	jaħsbu
	f			taħseb
imperative			aħseb				aħsbu