tashti

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of tash (moment (now)) +‎ ti (-arily), cognate to Albanian tash (now), tashi (id), tesh (id) and ndashti (at/in this moment). From Proto-Albanian *to-su, locative form of pronominal stem Proto-Albanian *to- (resp. Proto-Albanian *ta ̊).[1] From Proto-Indo-European *to- (it). Cognate to Lithuanian tadà (then, thereupon) and Sanskrit तदा (ta-dā́, then).

See Albanian tash for more.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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tashti

  1. now, currently, at present, presently, just now, this moment, from now on; momentarily
    Synonyms: tash, tashi, tesh, tani; menjëherë
  2. nowadays, today
    Synonym: sot
  3. (as a particle, interjection) so, well (to attract the attention of others); so, then, hence, thus (conclusion sense)
    Synonyms: atëherë, kështu, pra, prandaj, pas
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  • tash (now), tashi (id), tesh (id)
  • qëtash (right now, immediately, right/straight away)
  • ndashti (at/in this moment)
  • ashtu (so; as it were), kështu (so, thus)

See also

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  • tani (now)
  • ni (now)
  • nani (now)
  • nu (when)
  • nime (real(ly)), përnime (for real, really)

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tashti”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 449 ("tash")

Further reading

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  • [1] adverb tashti (tashtí) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)