Brendshëm

Brendshëm is an Albanian adjective meaning internal, inside, or inward. It describes features, positions, or qualities that belong to the interior of something, as opposed to the exterior. The term is used across a range of contexts, including anatomy, politics, economy, culture, and psychology, and it is commonly contrasted with jashtëm, meaning external.

Origin and form: brendshëm is derived from brend, meaning inside, with the adjectival suffix -shëm that marks a descriptive attribute. In Albanian, brendshëm agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number.

Examples of usage include organet e brendshme (internal organs); ekonomia brendshme (domestic economy); politika brendshme (internal policies); kultura brendshme (inner culture or values); vlerat brendshme (inner values); bota brendshme (inner world).

In broader or formal discourse, brendshëm can express inherent or intrinsic qualities, not just location. It is part of a family of terms that describe what is within a boundary, in contrast to things that are outside or external.