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#1Albanian by Klaus
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"mjerimi s'ka fat. por ka vetëm zhele,
zhele fund e majë; flamujt e një shprese
t'shkyem dhe të coptuem me t'dalun bese.

Grief has no luck. But it only has rags,
rags from bottom to top; flags of a hope,
torn and fragmented when the oath is broken.

  • mjerim -(neut. n.) misery, grief, woe, misfortune, hardship
  • fat - (neut. n.) fate, destiny, luck, fortune, chance
  • vetëm - (adj./adv.) alone, just, only, solely, but
  • zhele - (fem. n.) rag
  • fund - (neut. n.) end, bottom, finish
  • majë - (fem. n.) top, spike, pike, tip, peak, vertex
  • flamur - (masc. n.) flag, banner
  • një - (determiner) one, a, an, some
  • shpresë - (fem. n.) hope, expectation
  • besë - (fem. n.) trust, faith, pledge, vow, faith, creed, aegis, oath, vow, swear, belief, fay, fairy


  • s' - negation particle
  • por - yes, but
  • e - of, and
  • i - adjectival article
  • dhe - and
  • me (1) - with, on, by, in, at, for


  • kam - to have, to get, to bear, to keep
  • shkyej - to rip, to tear, to rend
  • coptoj - to break, to cut, to gragment
  • dal - to sprout, to stand out, to leave, to get out, to go out, to turn up, to exit, to emerge, to come out

GRAMMAR

  • SVO (free word order possible)
  • adjectives usually follow nous

ADJECTIVAL PARTICLE

sing.pl.
Nomie
Accee
Gentëtë
Dattëtë
Abltëtë

NOUNS

NEUTER NOUNS

indefinite sing. definite sing.
Nom-Ø-i
Acc-Ø-in
Geni/e/të/së-ii/e/të/së-it
Dat-i-it
Abl-i-it
indefinite pl.definite pl.
Nom-e-et
Acc-e-et
Geni/e/të/së-evei/e/të/së-eve
Dat-eve-eve
Abl-esh-eve

MASCULINE NOUNS; flamur (irregular)

indefinite sing.definite sing.
Nomflamurflamuri
Accflamurflamurin
Geni/e/të/sëflamurii/e/të/sëflamurit
Datflamuriflamurit
Ablflamuriflamurit
indefinite pl. definite pl.

Acc|| flamuj || flamujt
Gen||i/e/të/së flamujve||i/e/të/së flamujve
Dat|| flamujve|| flamujve
Abl|| flamujsh|| flamujve

FEMININE NOUNS in -e

indefinite sing.definite sing.
Nom-e-ja
Acc-e-en
Geni/e/të/së-ejei/e/të/së-es
Dat-eje-es
Abl-eje-es
indefinite pl.definite pl.
Nom-e-et
Acc-e-et
Geni/e/të/së-evei/e/të/së-eve
Dat-eve-eve
Abl-esh-eve

FEMININE NOUNS in -ë

indefinite sing.definite sing.
Nom-ë-a
Acc-ë-ën
Geni/e/të/së-ei/e/të/së-ës
Dat-e-ës
Abl-e-ës
indefinite pl.definite pl.
Nom-a-at
Acc-a-at
Geni/e/të/së-avei/e/të/së-ave
Dat-ave-ave
Abl-ash-ave

VERBS

KAM

Present Indicative
1kamkena
2kekeni
3kakanë
Participle

patur

SHKYEJ

Present Indicative
1shkyejshkyena
2shkyenshkyeni
3shkyenshkyejnë
Participle

shkyer

COPTOJ

Present Indicative
1coptojcoptojmë
2coptoncoptoni
3coptoncoptojnë
Participle

coptuem

DAL

Present Indicative
1daldalna
2deldilni
3deldalin
Participle

dal/dalun