Posedojnë

Posedojnë is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Albanian verb posedoj, which means to possess or to own. The verb posedoj is transitive and requires a direct object to indicate ownership of a person, object, property, or abstract right. In use, it denotes that the subject has possession or control over something. For example, Ata posedojnë një shtëpi means they own a house.

Conjugation and forms. The base verb posedoj is conjugated in the present tense as: unë posedoj, ti posedon, ai/ajo posedon, ne posedojmë, ju posedoni, ata/ato posedojnë. The form posedojnë specifically appears in the third-person plural present: they possess. The past participle is poseduar, used to form perfect tenses. Present perfect forms include: kam poseduar (I have possessed), ke poseduar (you have possessed), ka poseduar (he/she has possessed), kemi poseduar (we have possessed), keni poseduar (you have possessed), kanë poseduar (they have possessed).

Usage and nuance. Posedojnë is commonly used to describe concrete ownership, such as property or objects, as well as abstract forms of possession, like rights or titles. It functions similarly to possessive verbs in other languages and can appear in formal or informal registers, depending on context. In narrative or formal writing, it may be paired with precise descriptors of what is owned to avoid ambiguity.

Etymology and classification. The verb is an integral part of standard Albanian, belonging to the -oj class of verbs. Its present plural form pose­dojnë follows ordinary Albanian verb conjugation patterns.