miegħi / miegħek

With Me and You

Level 2

Miegħi, miegħek, miegħu, magħha, magħna, magħkom, magħhom: with me, you singular, him, her, us, you plural, them.

How It Works

Miegħi means “with me,” and miegħek means “with you” when addressing one person. Both are personal forms of ma', written without an apostrophe or hyphen. Neither distinguishes the speaker's or addressee's gender.

The complete series is miegħi, miegħek, miegħu, magħha, magħna, magħkom, magħhom. Notice the change between miegħ- and magħ-; learn the complete words. Compare ma' Rita, “with Rita,” with miegħek, “with you.” The latter replaces a named companion with personal reference.

The clause's subject and companion remain distinct. In Rita ġiet miegħi, Rita came and the speaker accompanied her. In It-tfal se jibqgħu magħhom, the children are the subject and another plural group supplies the companions. The spelling miegħek also belongs to an unrelated lexical verb; its separate dictionary entry does not change the companion meaning taught here.

Examples (3)

  1. Rita ġiet miegħi.

    Rita came with me.

    Miegħi identifies the speaker as Rita's companion.

  2. Pawlu kiel miegħek.

    Pawlu ate with you.

    Miegħek identifies one addressee as the companion.

  3. It-tfal se jibqgħu magħhom.

    The children will stay with them.

    Magħhom identifies third-person plural companions separately from the subject.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

miegħi / miegħekLevel 2With Me and You

Learn This First

Teach the full company paradigm, including its miegħ-/magħ- alternation, as ordinary single-word forms. First- and second-person singular companions are gender-neutral; the unrelated verbal homograph does not alter this lesson's companion reading.