Albanian

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Etymology

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3rd person (singular) mediopassive form of flet ((it) speaks). See active voice form flas (to speak) for more.

Verb

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flítet (aorist u fól, participle fólur) (→ 3rd person singular, indicative, present)

  1. (it) is spoken
    Gjuha shqipe flitet kryesisht në Republiken e Shqipërisë dhe në Kosovë.
    The Albanian language is spoken primarily in the Republic of Albania and in Kosovo.
  2. (it) tells; (it) is about (when associated with books, documents, etc)
    Përse flitet në libër?
    What is the book about?

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u fól (aorist u fól, participle fólur) (→ 3rd person singular, indicative, aorist)

  1. (it) was spoken
    U fol gjuha arbëreshë në atë kohë.
    The (Old) Albanian language was spoken at that time.
  2. (it) was uttered, voiced, said
    U fol fjala e ndaluar.
    The forbidden word was voiced.

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u flíten (aorist u flíten, participle fólur) (→ 3rd person plural, indicative, present)

  1. (they) are spoken
    Gjuhët romake fliten në Francë, Itali, Portugali, Spanjë, Rumani edhe në Moldovë.
    Romance languages are spoken in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania and Moldova.
  2. (they) tell; (they) are about (when associated with books, documents, etc)
    Përse fliten këto libra?
    What are these books about?

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u fólën (aorist u fólën, participle fólur) (→ 3rd person plural, indicative, aorist)

  1. (they) were spoken
    Para 4000 vjet u folën gjuhë të tjera.
    Other languages were spoken 4000 years ago.
  2. (they) were said, uttered, voiced
    U folën fjalë të këqija.
    Bad words were uttered.

Conjugation

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  • (note: mediopassive voice forms of (active) flas exist only in 3rd person singular and 3rd person plural. Forms are used when talking about a 3rd person or a group of people. Also used when associated with books, magazines, news papers, words, languages, etc.)
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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Further reading

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  • [1] med.-passive verb "flitet / flítet" (engl.: it is spoken, it tells about, it is about) aorist: u fol/u fól; participle: folur/fólur • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [2] active verb "flas" (engl.: I speak) aorist: fola/fóla; participle: folur/fólur • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)