"tkanta" meaning in Maltese

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Verb

IPA: /ˈtkan.ta/ Forms: jitkanta [imperfect], no-table-tags [table-tags]
Rhymes: -anta Etymology: From kanta (“to sing”), from Latin cantare, with the form built as in a native four-radical verb. Etymology templates: {{mt-root|k-n-t-j}}, {{der|mt|la|cantare}} Latin cantare Head templates: {{mt-verb|jitkanta}} tkanta (imperfect jitkanta)
  1. mediopassive of kanta: to be sung Tags: form-of, mediopassive Form of: kanta (extra: to be sung) Synonyms: tgħanna

Inflected forms

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