kemm ... kif ukoll

Both and

Level 5

Kemm f’Malta kif ukoll f’Għawdex means ‘both in Malta and in Gozo’.

How It Works

Kemm … kif ukoll expresses ‘both … and’ or ‘… as well as …’. Put the first part before one contribution and the second before its matching contribution. In the location construction, two prepositional phrases share a predicate. Each retains its own preposition and article.

Compare fil-kamra u fl-uffiċċju, ‘in the room and in the office’, with kemm fil-kamra kif ukoll fl-uffiċċju, explicitly including both places. This emphasis does not turn the location phrases into subjects.

Consequently, Pawlu ħadem still identifies one masculine singular worker, and Marija qrat one feminine singular reader. Agreement follows the actual subject. Read the connector as a pair: here kemm contributes addition instead of asking about quantity, and kif belongs to the continuation instead of asking about manner.

Examples (3)

  1. Pawlu ħadem kemm f’Malta kif ukoll f’Għawdex.

    Paul worked both in Malta and in Gozo.

    Two locations share one actor and predicate.

  2. Hemm kotba kemm fil-kamra kif ukoll fl-uffiċċju.

    There are books both in the room and in the office.

    The locations retain their respective preposition–article forms.

  3. Marija qrat kemm fil-lukanda kif ukoll fid-dar.

    Maria read both at the hotel and at home.

    The location pair leaves feminine singular subject agreement intact.

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kemm ... kif ukollLevel 5Both and

Learn This First

Introduce the pair through two location phrases sharing one predicate. Both locations are included, but neither becomes a subject; the actual worker or reader continues to control agreement.

Words in This Pattern

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