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ndaj
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Albanian
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Verb
ndaj (aorist ndava, participle ndarë) (transitive)
- to divide, separate two or more things or people that are together or mixed
- Synonym: shkëput
- i ndau kecat nga dhitë ― he separated the kids from the goats
- i ndau dy veta që ziheshin ― he divided two people that were fighting
- to limit, separate, confine from something
- Synonym: kufizoj
- na ndau lumi ― the river separated us
- ndaj me mur ― I confine with a wall
- to separate a person from their spouse, to cut off from someone
- e ndau gruan ― they separated the wive from her husband
- (figurative) to keep something separate, refusing to unite two or more things or people (usually in a negative sense)
- nuk i ndan fjalët nga veprat ― he doesn't separate his words from his actions
- to break something into parts from a whole
- ndaj përgjysmë ― I cut in two
- ndau bukën ― he cut the bread
- to share, to divide something between multiple people giving a piece each
- Synonym: shpërndaj
- ndau të hollat ― he shared his money
- to put things into different places
- ndaj dy nga dy ― to put two by two
- (figurative) to share a happenstance or feeling with someone, relate a happy or sad story
- ndajmë së bashku të mirën dhe të keqen ― we share witheach other the good and the bad
- to put aside or save for someone or something; to designate
- kishte ndarë para mënjanë ― he had put money aside
- to wean a baby from breast-feeding
- Synonym: zvjerdh
- e ndau fëmijën prej gjirit ― she weaned her baby
- (third person) it's far away for a specified time
- edhe dy javë na ndajnë nga Viti i Ri ― two weeks until the New Year
- (figurative) to schedule, create deadline
- ndanë ditën e martesës ― they scheduled their wedding day
- (negative particle) to give continuously
- nuk ia ndan kujdesin ― they give care continuously
- (figurative) to decide
- e ndau me mend ― he decided
- e kemi ndarë të shihemi sonte ― we have decided to meet up tonight
- (figurative) to figure out, solve
- këtë e ndan pushka ― this is solved by a gun
- (figurative) to discern, make out, distinguish (usually in a negative sense)
- s'e ndava dot kush qe ― I couldn't make out who it was
- (intransitive, third person, figurative, colloquial) to differentiate
- nuk ndan nga i vëllai ― he's indistinguishable from his brother
- (third person) to separate corn cobs
- ndan kalli misri ― he cuts off corn cobs
Conjugation
Standard Albanian conjugation of ndaj (active voice)
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Derived terms
- ndahem
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