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[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|thumb|right|300px|Albanian flag is very red and black (kuq e zi) and sq."Shqiponja ka dy kokat!" == en."The eagle has two heads!"]] | |||
''' Nouns: first things to know''' | |||
As you may notice the Albanian nouns have their article affixed to the end of the noun and not preceding it. | As you may notice the Albanian nouns have their article affixed to the end of the noun and not preceding it. | ||
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Albanian verbs have no infinite forms so all the dictionaries have them listed by the 1st person singular. This is handy for quickly learning to express what I do or what I would like to do. | Albanian verbs have no infinite forms so all the dictionaries have them listed by the 1st person singular. This is handy for quickly learning to express what I do or what I would like to do. | ||
'''Adjectives: first things to know''' | |||
For those of you who know French you'll feel at home as adjectives and adverbs are placed after the noun also in Albanian. | |||
Nouns and adjectives are connected by a adjectival article. For nominative these are 'i' for masculine and 'e' for feminine. | |||
= Building up vocabulary = | = Building up vocabulary = | ||