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See also: qe, QE, q.e., and 🜀

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *kai. Alternatively from Latin quī.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /cə/, /c͡ɕə/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕə/, /t͡ʃə/ (Gheg subdialects)

Conjunction

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  1. (relative) that, which
    Synonym: se
    Është ai po kërkojmë.
    It's him that we're looking for.
    A kishe parë librat bleva?
    Have you seen the books (that) I bought?

Pronoun

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  1. who, whom, that, which
    Replaces noun or pronoun. Connects dependent determinative sentence
    Synonyms: cili, cila, ky, kjo, kush
  2. when, where
    Used in the sense of (local) 'where' and (temporal) 'when'. Specifies time and place/starting point of an action
    Synonyms: ku, kur

Adverb

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  1. since, from
    Synonyms: qysh, prej
    i ri...Since (he was) young...

Derived terms

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See also

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  • se
  • qe (now, here)

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “që ~ qi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 360

Further reading

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  • [1] conjunction(/particle)/pronoun/adverb (engl.: that, which / who(m), that, which; when, where / since, from) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Drehu

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Noun

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  1. (anatomy) mouth

References

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