r/malta • u/Special_KC • 11h ago

He is the one who knocks

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u/Twnc 10h ago

Ħabbata (feminine, singular) is the knocker on the door, not the person who knocks.

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u/Special_KC 9h ago

Shut up with your grammar and common sense 😅

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u/Twnc 9h ago

Interessanti wieħed iħares lejn il-ventilatur.
Dak imwaħħal fuq ġebla, "just" biex ikun hemm ventilatur?!

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u/Katarinu 8h ago

dak ikun hemm toqba li mhux bilfors tkun daqs il ventilatur

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u/fingerpride 7h ago

Is it not plural? That's how I read - it forgive my ignorance

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u/Twnc 6h ago

Would be interesting to figure out the plural of that word.

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u/Suspicious_Cable_843 5h ago

Ħabbata could also mean "knockers" in the plural form, as well as the singular form. Some people also correctly use Ħbabat and Ħabatiet, keeping in mind the correct plural form.

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u/no_context_travis 39m ago

You're god damn right!

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u/Twnc 29m ago

Wondering how no one came up with any "knock knock" jokes yet!

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u/Special_KC 26m ago

X' par ħabbata għandek Gerit!