Albanian Questions

Albanian Questions

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Albanian Questions

Learning the Albanian Questions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Albanian language. But first we need to know what the role of Questions is in the structure of the grammar in Albanian.

Albanian questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when.

Grammar Tips:

In Albanian there are 4 ways of asking a question to get a yes or no answer, and they are the following:

-Verb + pronoun: Unlike English, the auxiliaries do and does are not used. ¿A ka ajo kohë të lirë? (Does she have free time?)

-Pronoun + verb: Only the intonation makes the sentence interrogative: ¿ A ka ajo kohë    të lirë? (Does she free time?)

-Verb +...+ pronoun. The pronoun goes last ¿Tiene tiempo libre ella? (Does she have free time?)

-Finally you can also make a question by adding a tag question to the end of a statement. Ajo nuk ka kohë të lirë ¿jo/nuk/ s'ka?

Note:

In Albanian there are 3 ways of negative form which are:

jo, nuk and s'ka.

"A" nuk ka ajo kohë të lirë? ¿vërtetë? or sometimes we erase "A", just we say: Nuk ka ajo kohë të lirë? (She has free time, doesn’t she)


Here are some examples:

English QuestionsAlbanian Questions
QuestionsPyetjet
how?si?
what?çfarë?
who?kush?
why?pse?
where?ku?

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Questions in Albanian has a logical pattern. Locate the Questions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Albanian.

Note: Some interrogative sentences are formed using the interrogative pronouns: Kush (Who) and Çfarë (What), and placing the subject after the linking verb jam. Example: Kush jam unë? (Who am I?). Kush është ai? (Who is he?).

List of Questions in Albanian

Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Albanian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Albanian vocabulary.

English QuestionsAlbanian Questions
where is he?ku është ai?
what is this?or: çfarë është ky? (masc.)
why are you sad?pse je e trishtuar (fem.)
how do you want to pay?sa do të paguash? (singl.)
can I come?mund te vij (unë) ?
is he sleeping?eshte ai në gjumë?
do you know me?"Ti më njeh mua? (singl.) Ju me njihni mua? (pl.)"
do you have my book?e keni …
how big is it?or: sa i madh është ai? (masc.)
can I help you?mund t'ju ndihmoj?
can you help me?mund të më ndihmoni mua?
do you speak English?ju flisni anglisht?
how far is this?sa larg është kjo?
what time is it?Sa është ora?
how much is this?sa koston ky/jo?
what is your name?"Si quhesh ? (singl.) si quheni? (pl.) "
where do you live?ku jetoni?

Questions and interrogative expressions have a very important role in Albanian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Albanian Questions, you might want to check the rest of our Albanian lessons here: Learn Albanian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

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