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)

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.

Conjugation

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

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