x'

Etymology
Contraction of earlier (compare the reduplicated form ), from, whence also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * 1)  what

Usage notes
Maltese uses several interrelated words for, which may be confusing:
 * is used before a verb: . It becomes when the verb starts with a consonant cluster: . It is usually the object, but it can be the subject when the context is clear:.
 * is used after a verb, where it is always the object: . It is also used in isolation and after a preposition:.
 * is used chiefly in nominal sentences: It has an extended form, and it inflects for agreement: ,  in the feminine singular,  in the plural. For example: . It can also be used as the object of a verb, in which case the agreement is with the verb: . Ultimately, all of these words are merely special phonetic forms for  followed by a third-person personal pronoun (thus  instead of , etc.).
 * As the subject of a verb, the form may be used alongside, literally “what is it that” (compare 🇨🇬). For example:  (see above).