marr vesh
Albanian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to take ear”.
Verb
editmarr vesh (aorist mora vesh, participle marrë vesh) (intransitive)
- to understand
- Synonym: kuptoj
- 1887, Giuseppe Schirò, Rapsodie Albanesi, page 162:
- Mos më nëmǃ... Tçë thee ?... Tçë thee ?... Të marr vesh... Po hilkje nëmën hilkje nëmën tçë më sule.
- Do not curse meǃ... What did you say?... What did you say?... I understand you... but remove the curse remove the curse that you put on me.
- to hear
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Mann, S. E. (1948) “marr […] — vesh”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 264a