-hna

Appendix:Variations of "hna" Albanian Alternative forms sq -hem Tosk Standard Etymology Personal suffix aln -hna is the Gheg variant of Tosk and Standard sq -hem I, me. Compound of mediopassive marker h + sq -na I, me personal suffix. Indicating 1st person singular, indicative, present. See aln -na for more. Pronunciation sq /hna/ Suffix sq suffix suffix used for 1st person singular (mediopassive voice) - indicative, present form. Not used for verbs ending with h- (such as sq shpreh, sq eh, etc.; in this case suffix sq -na is used) Forms verbs in mediopassive voice from active voice • active sq bâj I do, make, appear + sq -hna → mediopassive sq bâhna I become, turn into in Tosk & Standard Alb.: sq bëj → sq bëhem bë[hem] • active aorist sq bôna I did, made → mediopassive aorist sq u + sq bôna I became, turned into Tosk/Standard: sq bëra → sq u + sq bëra Forms mediopassive verbs from adjectives • adjective sq shkurt short + o-stem + sq -hna → mediopassive verb sq shkurtohna I become short(er) Tosk/Standard: sq shkurtoj → sq shkurtohem shkurto[hem] • active aorist sq shkurtova I shortened → mediopassive aorist sq u + sq shkurtova I became short(er) Related terms sq -a -na -hem -em -m -va -oj -o -ohet -het -et -t unë ti ai ajo atë në ju ata ato e i u Further reading active bëj • "Fjalor Shqip" ('Albanian Dictionary') mediopassive bëhem • "Fjalor Shqip" ('Albanian Dictionary')