Përktheheshin

Përktheheshin is the past passive imperfect tense of the Albanian verb "përkthej," which means "to translate." In Albanian grammar, the past passive imperfect describes an action that was being done or happening in the past, but from a passive perspective. This means the subject of the sentence is not performing the action, but rather is the recipient of the action. The ending "-heshin" is characteristic of this verb form, indicating the third-person plural and the passive voice in the imperfect tense.

For example, if one were to say "Libri përktheheshin në shumë gjuhë," it would translate to "The book was being translated into many languages." This sentence emphasizes the ongoing process of translation in the past, with the book as the object receiving the action of translation. The imperfect aspect highlights that this was not a completed event in the past but rather a continuous or repeated action. Understanding the past passive imperfect is crucial for comprehending nuanced descriptions of past events in Albanian, particularly when the focus is on the object or recipient of an action rather than the agent performing it. It signifies a state or process that was occurring over a period of time in the past.