Jan 18, 2019 10:50
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Albanian term
koka çu hijen
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A person claims he lent some money to the father of the witness, who answers:
"Koka çu hijen e tij dhe paska ardhur tek ju me kërkua pare."
The context is that at the time the father was hospitalized and in coma.
Is the answer referring to a hallucination produced by the first persons brain? Or in fact, a mere phantasy?
"Koka çu hijen e tij dhe paska ardhur tek ju me kërkua pare."
The context is that at the time the father was hospitalized and in coma.
Is the answer referring to a hallucination produced by the first persons brain? Or in fact, a mere phantasy?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | Did he send his shadow... |
Elvana Moore
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| 5 +1 | Supposedly his shadow (ghost) rose / he sent his shadow (in his stead" |
Ledja
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| 5 | He has sent his doppelgänger... |
Klementina Shahini
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Proposed translations
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39 mins
Elvana Moore
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Did he send his shadow...
it means paska çuar hijen (ke ka - paska çuar)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Faleminderit shumë!"
+1
43 mins
Supposedly his shadow (ghost) rose / he sent his shadow (in his stead"
"koka" here is not to be confused with "head" - it's the dialectic pronunciation for "qenka" or "qenkësh", meaning "Qenka ngritur si hije" in this case.
1 day 8 hrs
Klementina Shahini
United States
United States
Native in Albanian
United States
Striving for excellence is my motivation
Native in: Albanian 
Works in: English to Albanian, Albanian to English
Related KudoZ points
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72
He has sent his doppelgänger...
doppelgänger - ghostly counterpart of a living person
I would use doppelgänger instead of ghost or shadow since the person, the father is still alive.
I would use doppelgänger instead of ghost or shadow since the person, the father is still alive.
Note from asker:
| Well, he's alive but in coma (for 19 months). You might remember that my target language is Swedish, not English - we have the equivalent to doppelgänger - dubbelgångare - but it can't be used here, it only means that two people look the same. |
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