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ka [1] 3rd sg pres < ka· • s'ka as gëk as mëk there's no choice, just do it; don't give me any lip • S'ka berra e shet lesh. "He doesn't have sheep and he sells wool." Something fishy is going on. • <> ka bërë kokën she has given <> birth • s'ka çare there's no way out: certainly, of necessity, necessarily, inevitably, like it or not • s'ka çelës që <> bie it's like trying to pull teeth to get money from him: <> is stingy • S'ka ç'i bën gomarit (e) i bie samarit. [Prov] "There's nothing to do about the donkey so one hits the packsaddle." When you can't get at the real cause of your anger, you take it out on something/somebody else. • S'ka ç'i bën shkëndija eshkës së njomë/lagur. [Prov] "There's nothing a spark can do with wet punk." You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. • S'ka dele me pesë këmbë. [Prov] "There is no such thing as a sheep with five legs." No one is perfect. Nothing is perfect. • S'ka fushë pa breshkë. [Prov] "There is no field without a tortoise." Nothing's perfect. • s'ka gajle never mind, it doesn't matter ka [2] II§ nm ox; steer III§ 3rd sg pres < ka· 1 has 2 there is • kau i hullisë (stronger) member (of a team of oxen) that walks in the furrow • kau i kularit yoke ox * ka [3] (Reg Gheg) = nga