Përgjithshmes

Përgjithshmes is an Albanian term used to denote generalities or broad considerations within discourse. It most often appears in formal or scholarly contexts to refer to statements, principles, or conclusions that apply across multiple cases, rather than to a single instance. In English, the closest equivalents are “the generalities” or “the general sense.”

Etymology and form: The word derives from the adjective përgjithshëm, meaning general, and is inflected to fit Albanian grammar. Depending on gender and number, related forms include përgjithshëm (masculine singular), përgjithshme (feminine singular), and përgjithshmëria (the generality). The form përgjithshmes appears in certain inflected contexts as part of noun phrases meaning “the generalities” or “the general sense.”

Usage: It is primarily found in academic writing, philosophy, social sciences, and policy analysis, where distinctions are drawn between përgjithshmes (general considerations) and specific details or cases. It is less common in everyday speech, where simpler terms like përgjithshëm or në mënyrë të përgjithshme might be preferred.

See also: përgjithshëm; generality; generalization.