għand + person

At Someone's Place

Level 2

Compare a state at or with someone with movement to someone: għand Marija, għandek, għandna.

How It Works

Locative għand introduces a location associated with a person. Before a name, write it separately: għand Marija. With a motion verb, it can identify a person-directed destination. A visit situation can give the more specific interpretation ‘at someone’s place’; the phrase itself does not identify a particular building.

The attached forms are għandi, għandek, għandu, għandha, għandna, għandkom, għandhom. Their endings identify the reference person. A locative description such as qiegħed or feminine qiegħda instead agrees with the person or thing being located.

Compare Il-qattus qiegħed għandna, ‘The cat is with us’, with Għandna qattus, ‘We have a cat’. The first describes the cat’s location; the second expresses possession. Interpret the attached form through the whole construction and situation.

Examples (3)

  1. Pawlu qiegħed għand Marija.

    Pawlu is with Marija.

    Marija anchors the person-associated location.

  2. Marija marret għandek.

    Marija went to you.

    The motion verb gives a destination reading.

  3. Il-qattus qiegħed għandna.

    The cat is with us.

    The ending identifies the reference participants.

How It Connects

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għand + personLevel 2At Someone's Place

Learn This First

Teach person-associated location with għand Marija and the attached series, then use motion to establish a destination reading. A visit can support 'at someone's place', but the phrase does not independently specify a building.