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ku adv conj 1 where 2 in rhetorical questions indicates the absurdity of the proposition that follows • Ku i bie çekanit? What are you driving at? • Ku i bie daulles unë e ku e hedh vallen ti! [Prov] "I beat the drum in one place and you dance somewhere else." I say one thing and you do another! • ku bun, s'bun one who never stays long in one place • Ku di derri këmborë. "Where does a pig know a cowbell!" [Impol] How could you expect appreciation (of the value/significance) from someone like that! • s'di· ku ka· kokën/kryet to have no idea what to do, not know where to begin; be scatterbrained; have so many things to worry about that one cannot think straight • s'di· ku të fut· kokën (to be beset by so many problems that) one does not know which way to turn, be at a loss at what to do first • Ku di dhia ç'është tagjia. [Impol] "How does the goat know what fodder is." It's like casting pearls before swine. • ku di·het3sg? who knows?: perhaps, maybe • Ku dhemb dhëmbi vete gjuha. [Prov] "Ehe tongue goes where the tooth hurts." You think and talk about what bothers you the most. • ku <> dhemb e ku <> djeg where it hurts <> most ku'a| II§ stem for pl pdef, opt, adm, part < ko·n, ku'·het III§ stem for 3rd sg pdef < ku'·het kua'cë nf sheep with a reddish brown muzzle