Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Mediopassive form of mbyt (to strangle); mbyt (suffocate(d)) +‎ -em (to be).

Verb edit

mbytem (aorist u mbyta, participle mbytur)

  1. to be strangled, suffocated, choked to death
  2. to be stifled
  3. to be drowning
    U mbyta në borxhe!
    I am drowning in debt!
  4. to commit suicide, kill oneself

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • [1] active verb "mbyt / mbys" (engl.: to strangle, suffocate) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [2] med-passive verb "mbytem" (engl.: to be suffocating, drowning) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)