tashti

Albanian

Alternative forms

• tani (Standard)

Etymology

Compound of tash (moment (now)) +‎ ti (-arily), cognate to Albanian tash (“now”), tashi (“id”), tesh (“id”) and ndashti (“at/in this moment”). From Proto-Albanian *to-su, locative form of pronominal stem Proto-Albanian *to- (resp. Proto-Albanian *ta ̊). From Proto-Indo-European *to- (“it”). Cognate to Lithuanian tadà (“then, thereupon”) and Sanskrit तदा (ta-dā́, “then”).

See Albanian tash for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taˈʃti]

Adverb

tashti

1. now, currently, at present, presently, just now, this moment, from now on; momentarily

   Synonyms: tash, tashi, tesh, tani; menjëherë

2. nowadays, today

   Synonym: sot

3. (as a particle, interjection) so, well (to attract the attention of others); so, then, hence, thus (conclusion sense)

   Synonyms: atëherë, kështu, pra, prandaj, pas

Related terms

• tash (“now”), tashi (“id”), tesh (“id”)
• qëtash (“right now, immediately, right/straight away”)
• ndashti (“at/in this moment”)
• ashtu (“so; as it were”), kështu (“so, thus”)

See also

• tani (“now”)
• ni (“now”)
• nani (“now”)
• nu (“when”)
• nime (“real(ly)”), përnime (“for real, really”)

Further reading

• [1] adverb tashti (tashtí) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)