See kell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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66,
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"ref": "1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:",
"text": "Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes\ndaret kollha daħkana;\ngħalihom ferħ biss kellha\nu daqq u żfin u għana,\nxita ta’ ross, xewqiet\nf’għomor mimli għaxqiet;",
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"to belong to; expresses English have"
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"english": "I had to write a book.",
"literal_meaning": "It was to me (that) I write a book.",
"text": "Kelli nikteb ktieb.",
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"ref": "2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:",
"text": "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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"to be obligatory for; to be necessary for; expresses English have to, must"
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"have to",
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"(with following verb) to be obligatory for; to be necessary for; expresses English have to, must"
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"ipa": "/kɛll/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛll"
}
],
"word": "kell"
}
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"Pages with 7 entries",
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"literal_meaning": "The man it was to him a book.",
"text": "Ir-raġel kellu ktieb.",
"translation": "The man had a book.",
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66,
72
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"ref": "1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:",
"text": "Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes\ndaret kollha daħkana;\ngħalihom ferħ biss kellha\nu daqq u żfin u għana,\nxita ta’ ross, xewqiet\nf’għomor mimli għaxqiet;",
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"to belong to; expresses English have"
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26,
31
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"to be obligatory for; to be necessary for; expresses English have to, must"
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"necessary"
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛll"
}
],
"word": "kell"
}
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