më

See also: Appendix:Variations of "me"

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *məi̯es with secondary nasalization, from the comparative of Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 (mais, “more”), Oscan mais (“more”). Related to madh (“big”).

Alternative forms

• mâ, mô, mo — Gheg

Pronunciation

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Adverb

më

1. more, some more, (in negative sentences) any more

   a ka më? ― is there more?

   nuk merr më ― I don't want any more

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁me (“me”). Cognate with Latin mē, Ancient Greek με (me).

Pronoun

më

1. clitic form of mua, dative/accusative of unë (“I”). me

   më pa ― she saw me

   më pëlqen ― I like it (literally, “it pleases me”)

   më falni! ― excuse me!

2. (colloquial) Used as ethical dative.

   si më je? ― how are you?

Etymology 3

From Proto-Albanian *ambi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí). The simplification of /mb/ to /m/ is expected in Gheg but not in the standard language, hence the alternative form mbë.

Alternative forms

• mbë

Preposition

më

1. indicates position in space or time. in, at, to, on

   Synonym: në

2. indicates manner or tool. by, with

   Synonym: me

3. between two repetitions of a noun means “every”. by, to

   bredh fshat më fshat ― wander village by village; wander in every single village

Etymology 4

Noun

më f

1. clipping of mëmë (“mother”) mum, mom

   ime më ― my mom

Further reading

• “më”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

Kashubian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *n̥smés

Proto-Balto-Slavic *mes

Proto-Slavic *my

Kashubian më

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *my.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɜ/
• Rhymes: -ɜ
• Syllabification: më

Pronoun

më

1. we first person plural

Declension

Declension of më

	plural
nominative	më
genitive	nas, naju
dative	nama
accusative	nas, naju
instrumental	nama
locative	nas, naju

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “my”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “më”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *n̥smés

Proto-Balto-Slavic *mes

Proto-Slavic *my

Slovincian më

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *my.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmə/
• Rhymes: -ə
• Syllabification: më

Pronoun

më

1. we first person plural pronoun

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “mȧ̃”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 611