ësohet

ësohet is a present-tense passive verb form in Albanian grammar. It signals that an action is performed on the subject by an unspecified agent and is roughly equivalent to the English “it is [verbed]” or “it is being [verbed],” depending on the underlying verb. The form belongs to the common Albanian family of present-passive endings that attach the suffix -ohet to a verb stem. Other examples in this pattern include lexohet (it is read), punohet (it is worked), and thuhet (it is said).

The exact meaning of ësohet depends on the verb stem it attaches to; without a specified stem, the form by itself does not convey a complete sense. In use, ësohet appears in clauses where the agent performing the action is not stated or is generalized. The passive construction is one of several ways Albanian expresses event focus and agency, alongside active voice and periphrastic or participial forms.

Orthography and morphology notes: Albanian present-passive forms typically end in -ohet for singular subjects and -ohen for plural subjects (e.g., lexohet vs. lexohen). The form ësohet begins with the vowel denoting a stressed or unstressed stem, and capitalization follows standard rules for starting sentences or proper nouns (Është, ësohet, etc.).

See also: Albanian grammar, Passive voice in Albanian, Verb conjugation in Albanian.