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Question words: kush, çfarë, cili

A1

The question word comes first, and the subject usually follows the verb: Ku punon Ana? — "Where does Ana work?". A yes/no question often starts with A: A flet shqip? — "Do you speak Albanian?".

The main words

wordmeaningexample
kush?who?Kush është ai?
çfarë? / ç'?what?Çfarë do?
cili? / cila?which?Cili autobus shkon në plazh?
ku?where?Ku je?
nga?where from?Nga je?
kur?when?Kur niset autobusi?
si?how?Si je?
sa?how much? how many?Sa kushton?
pse?why?Pse nuk erdhe?

kush by case

Kush changes by case. A preposition stays with it at the start of the question: Me kë fole? — "Who did you talk to?", Për kë është? — "Who is it for?".

caseformexample
Nom.kushKush erdhi?
Acc.këKë pe?
Dat.kujtKujt i the?
Gen.i/e kujtI kujt është?
Abl.prej kujtPrej kujt e more?

cili — "which"

Cili agrees with the noun: cili (m.), cila (f.), cilët, cilat (pl.); in the accusative cilin, cilën: Cilën çantë do? — "Which bag do you want?".

"Which, that" inside a sentence

Clauses are most often linked with që — "which, that, who": Libri që lexova — "The book I read". In writing you also see i cili, e cila, të cilët, të cilat: qyteti në të cilin jetoj — "the city in which I live".

Shembuj

Ku është stacioni i autobusit?
Where is the bus stop?
Çfarë po bën?
What are you doing?
Me kë po flet?
Who are you talking to?
Cila është shtëpia jote?
Which house is yours?
Pse je i lodhur?
Why are you tired?

Gabime të shpeshta

Kush pe?
✓ Kë pe?
"Whom?" is the accusative: kë.
Kë fole me?
✓ Me kë fole?
The preposition stays with kë at the start of the question.
Cili çantë?
✓ Cila çantë?
çantë is feminine: cila.
💡 Këshillë. You can ask a question with intonation alone: Flet shqip? Starting with A makes it clearer, especially in writing.
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