që

See also: qe, QE, q.e., and 🜀

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

që

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

Pronoun

që

  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

që

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

Derived terms

  • qëkur
  • qëkurse
  • që këtej
  • që kur
  • që lashtë
  • me që

See also

  • se
  • qe (“now, here”)

References

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

Further reading

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

Drehu

Noun

që

  1. (anatomy) mouth

References

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