Prindërve

Prindërve is the oblique plural form of the Albanian noun prindër, which means "parents." The standard, definite nominative plural is prindërit (the parents), while prindërve is used in oblique cases after certain prepositions to express relationships such as dative or genitive. In practice, prindërve often translates to English equivalents like "to the parents," "for the parents," or "of the parents," depending on the preposition and context.

Morphology and usage

- Base word: prindër (parents)

- Definite plural: prindërit (the parents)

- Oblique plural: prindërve (to/for the parents; of the parents)

The oblique form appears in phrases introduced by prepositions or in constructions that require an oblique case. It is common in both spoken and written Albanian when the meaning requires a postpositional relationship rather than a simple subject or object.

Examples (illustrative)

- Nga prindërve (from the parents)

- Për prindërve të mi (for my parents)

- Me prindërve të tyre (with their parents)

Notes

- Albanian marks definiteness through suffixes; the oblique plural prindërve is separate from the definite plural prindërit.

- The term prindër covers both mothers and fathers collectively; the word is widely used in family, social, and educational contexts.

See also

- prindërit, the definite plural form

- familja, family

- gjuhë shqipe, Albanian language context of noun inflection