kthej

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly a derivation in k- from thyej (“to breach, break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkθej/
• Rhymes: -ej

Verb

kthej (aorist ktheva, participle kthyer) (transitive)

1. to turn, turn over, flip

   Kthe patatet. ― Flip the potatoes.

2. to plough deeply

   Synonym: lëroj

3. to turn inside out

   Ktheu xhepin. ― He turned his pocket inside out.

4. to hem
5. to roll up

   Synonym: përvesh

   Kthen mëngët. ― He rolls up his sleeves.

6. to bend, curve

   Synonym: përkul

7. to twist, rotate

   Synonyms: rrotulloj, përdredh

8. to turn, direct (a body part to a direction)

   Synonyms: vë, drejtoj, lëviz

   Ktheva sytë. ― I turned my eyes.

9. to deviate, turn off
10. to return, give back

    Ktheva librin. ― I returned the book.

11. to answer with, reply with, do in response

    Ai nuk ia ktheu përshëndetjen. ― He did not return the greeting.

12. to quaff, guzzle

    Synonyms: pi, derdh

13. (colloquial) to change, replace

    Synonym: zëvendësoj

14. to turn into, convert, transform

    Synonyms: shndërron, bëj

15. to change (one's behaviour)
16. (colloquial) to translate

    Synonym: përkthej

17. (intransitive) Synonym of kthehem in the following senses:
    1. (colloquial) to come back, return
    2. (colloquial) to turn (change direction of travel)
    3. to stop at, stay for a short time at

       Synonym: ndaloj

    4. (colloquial) to recover, get better
    5. to change (one's own behaviour or opinions)
18. (mediopassive) See kthehem.

Derived terms

• kthesë
• kthim
• kthyer
• moskthim
• përkthej
• prapakthehu
• prapakthim
• rikthej

 

Further reading

• “kthej”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, pages 899–900