-hem is theTosk and StandardAlbanian variant of theGheg personal suffix-hna(“I, me”). Compound ofmediopassive marker h +-em(“I, me”) personalsuffix. Indicating 1st person singular (mediopassive,present). Used the same way asGreek verb and personal suffix "-μαι/-mai"(also 1st pers., sg.,mediopassive,indicative,present).SeeAlbanian-em for more.
-hem
- suffix used for 1st personsingular (mediopassive voice) -indicative,present form. Not used for verbs ending with h- (such asshpreh,eh, etc.; in this case suffix-em is used)
- Formsverbs inmediopassive voice fromactive voice
- activebëj(“I do, make, appear”) +-hem →mediopassivebëhem(“I become, turn into”)
- Formsmediopassiveverbs fromadjectives
- adjectiveshkurt(“short”) + o-stem +-hem →mediopassive verbshkurtohem(“I become shorter”)