Ndikohen

Ndikohen is the third-person plural present passive form of the Albanian verb ndikoj, meaning to influence or to affect. It is used to describe situations in which a subject is affected by actions or forces from outside. As a present tense passive form, ndikohen signals that the subject undergoes influence rather than initiates it. The construction commonly appears with an agent introduced by the preposition nga (by), and it can be applied across political, economic, social, or cultural contexts.

In usage, sentences with ndikohen often name the external factor after nga, e.g., nga faktorë të jashtëm (by external factors). For example: Qytetarët ndikohen nga politika ekonomike, meaning The citizens are influenced by economic policy. Kërkesat ndikohen nga ndryshimet në legjislacion. Shfaqjet mediatike ndikohen nga faktorë të jashtëm. The form is part of standard Albanian grammar and is used to express how external forces shape outcomes without assigning agency to the subject.

The root ndik may also appear in other forms such as ndikoj (to influence) and ndikim (influence, impact). Ndikohen should not be confused with singular ndikohet (he/she/it is influenced); the distinction is primarily number agreement. In translation, ndikohen corresponds to “they are influenced” in English and is common in formal and journalistic writing.