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I§ formative prefix indicating the opposite or reverse of the meaning of the stem to which it is attached un-, dis-
II§ causative formative prefix en-
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III§ proclitic 1 what 2 (in exclamations) what a _! what _! ç'gomarllëk what a piece of stupidity! what foolishness! ç'njeri bujar! what a generous person! 3 [Colloq] (in rhetorical questions) what for ç'të duhet? what do you need it for (suggesting that you don't really need it)?
IV§ conjunctional, proclitic 1 (between repeated verbs) whatever bën ç'bën he does whatever it is that he does 2 as much as, whatever, however much
V§ exclamatory pcl how _! ç'u lodha How tired I was! Boy, was I tired!
• Ç'bën në det, e gjen në kripë. [Prov] "What you do in the sea, you find in the salt." If you do something bad, it will come back to haunt you. Bad deeds come back to you.
• ç'i bën dhia shqemes, shqemja ia bën lëkurës. [Prov] "What the goat does to the sumac, the sumac does to the leather." What you do unto others will be done unto you.
• ç'u bëre? where have you been? what ever became of you?
• ç'je/jeni bërë në këtë ditë! how did you get in such a mess!
• ç'bretkun ke? [Crude] what the hell is wrong with you?
• Ç'do dhelpra në pazar? "What does the fox want in the market?" (said of someone deemed responsible for {}'s own bad fortune): What business does {} have being involved in the first place?
• ç'e do what's the use, what for, what good is it
• ç'<> du·het3sg what business is it of <>'s
• ç'është e vërteta/drejta "what the truth is" (parenthetical remark) as a matter of fact
• ç'[ ] gjeti! oh my god, poor [ ]!
ç nf 1 the consonant or letter "ç" 2 the voiceless palatal affricate represented by the letter "ç"
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