përveç kësaj

Additive 'Përveç Kësaj'

Level 4

Përveç kësaj is a formal additive connector used at the start of a sentence to introduce a new, reinforcing point. It translates to 'moreover,' 'furthermore,' or 'in addition to this.'

How It Works

In Standard Albanian, përveç kësaj is the preferred choice for formal writing and academic discourse when you want to add information that is distinct from or more significant than what was just mentioned.

Key characteristics include:

  • Syntactic Position: It almost always appears at the very beginning of a sentence or a major clause.
  • Punctuation: In standard orthography, it is followed by a comma to separate it from the main clause.
  • Morphology: The pronoun kësaj is the feminine singular ablative form of kjo. In Albanian, abstract references to previous ideas default to this feminine form.
  • Register: While common in journalism and formal speeches, it can sound 'bookish' in casual conversation, where speakers might prefer simpler connectors like edhe (and/also).

Examples (3)

  1. Ky projekt është shumë i kushtueshëm. Përveç kësaj, ai kërkon shumë kohë.

    This project is very expensive. Furthermore, it requires a lot of time.

    Word by Word: This project is very of expensive. Besides this, it requires much time.

    Here, the marker adds a second negative point to reinforce the argument against the project.

  2. Ai është një shkrimtar i talentuar. Përveç kësaj, ai merret edhe me pikturë.

    He is a talented writer. Besides this, he also engages in painting.

    Word by Word: He is a writer of talented. Besides this, he occupies also with painting.

    In this context, it introduces a supplementary skill that is distinct from the first one mentioned.

  3. Përveç kësaj, qeveria ka premtuar reforma të reja në arsim.

    Moreover, the government has promised new reforms in education.

    Word by Word: Besides this, government has promised reforms of new in education.

    A typical formal usage at the start of a sentence in a news report or official statement.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the wrong case for the demonstrative pronoun.

    Përveç kjo, ai është i lodhur.
    Përveç kësaj, ai është i lodhur.

    The preposition 'përveç' requires the ablative case. Using the nominative 'kjo' is grammatically incorrect.

  • Omitting the comma after the phrase.

    Përveç kësaj ai nuk erdhi.
    Përveç kësaj, ai nuk erdhi.

    Standard Albanian punctuation requires a comma after discourse markers that introduce a sentence.

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përveç kësajLevel 4Additive 'Përveç Kësaj'

Learn This First

To understand 'Përveç kësaj', learners need to be familiar with the preposition 'për', the demonstrative pronoun 'kjo' (this), and how nouns/pronouns change form in the ablative case, as this formal connector is built from these grammatical components.

Words in This Pattern

përveçkjo