kënaq

Albanian

Alternative forms

• knaç, knaq — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognate with Old Irish tánaic (“he arrived”), Latin nancisci (“to get”), Old English ġenōg (“enough”), German genug, Swedish nog. Alternatively from the compound *ka +‎ *ānda, literally meaning 'having pleasure'.

Pronunciation

• (Tosk) IPA^(key): /kənacɕ/

Verb

kënáq (aorist kënáqa, participle kënáqur)

1. (active voice, transitive) to make (someone) happy; to fulfill a wish; to gratify, please, satisfy

   Synonyms: gëzoj, argëtoj

2. (active voice, transitive, figurative, 3rd pers.) it satisfies

Verb

kënáqem (aorist u kënáqa, participle kënáqur)

1. (passive voice, reflexive) to be pleased, rejoiced

   Synonyms: gëzohem, argëtohem

Derived terms

• kënaqem
• kënaqur
  • pakënaqur
• kënaqës
• kënaqësi
  • vetëkënaqësi
  • me kënaqësi
  • pa kënaqësi
  • pakënaqësi
• kënaqje
• kënaqshëm, kënaqshme
  • pakënaqshëm, pakënaqshme