të

See also: Appendix:Variations of "te"

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tə]

Etymology 1

Article

të

  1. adjectival article for:
    1. indefinite masculine and feminine singular adjectives in all cases but nominative
      — Kam nevojë për një libër shumë të mirë.
      — I need a really good book. (masculine singular accusative)
      — Më merr malli për përqafimit e një burri të vaditur.
      — I long for the embrace of a talented man (masculine singular genitive)
      — Ajo ishte me një vajzë të bukur.
      — She was with a pretty girl. (feminine singular accusative)
    2. definite masculine singular adjectives in the genitive, dative and ablative cases
      — Më pëlqen shija e mjaltit të ngrohtë.
      — I love the taste of warm honey. (masculine singular genitive)
    3. indefinite plural adjectives in all cases
      — yje të stërmëdhenj
      — huge stars (masculine plural nominative)
    4. definite plural adjectives in the genitive, dative and ablative cases

See also

Forms of the adjectival articles
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative i i e e të të të e
accusative të e të e të të të e
dative and ablative të të të së të të të të
Note that regardless of the definite state of the noun being described, the definite articles are only used when immediately following a definite-form noun. If two adjectives (or other words that use these articles) come back to back, the second word's article will be indefinite.

Notice that while both adjectives require the adjectival article and the same masculine plural agreement, only the first adjectival article takes its definite form, as the second is not in the immediate environment of the modified definite noun.

Etymology 2

Proclitic form of the accusative-dative second person singular personal pronoun.

Alternative forms

  • te [te] (Gheg)
  • te [tɛ] (Tosk)
  • ti [ti] (Arvanite)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə/

Pronoun

të

  1. (to) you

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə/

Conjunction

të

  1. to, that (introduces a subjunctive clause, often translated as an infinitive)
    të duash ndokënd.
    to love someone.

Kashubian

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *túh₂
    Proto-Balto-Slavic *tūˀ
    Proto-Slavic *ty
    Kashubian të

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ty.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtɜ/
    • Rhymes: -ɜ
    • Syllabification: të

    Pronoun

    të

    1. Second person informal singular pronoun; you

    Declension

    Declension of të
    singular
    nominative të
    genitive cebie, ce
    dative tobie, cë, cebie
    accusative cebie, ce, cã
    instrumental tobą
    locative tobie, ce, cebie

    Further reading

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

    Slovincian

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *túh₂
      Proto-Balto-Slavic *tūˀ
      Proto-Slavic *ty
      Slovincian të

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ty.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈtə/
      • Rhymes: -tə
      • Syllabification: të

      Pronoun

      të

      1. Second person informal singular pronoun; you

      Further reading

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