Përshtatjen

Përshtatjen is the Albanian noun that denotes the act or process of adaptation, adjustment, or making something fit for a purpose or circumstance. It is derived from the verb përshtat, meaning to fit, to suit, or to adapt. The term can be used in a general sense to describe how plans, policies, or behavior are adjusted to changing conditions.

In linguistic usage, përshtatje is used to describe the modification of word forms to express grammatical categories such as tense, mood, person, and number. This broader sense encompasses what is commonly called conjugation or inflection in many languages, including Albanian. The related expression përshtatja e foljeve appears in grammar texts to refer to the process by which verbs change form to agree with subject and context.

The form përshtatjen is an inflected variant of the same noun and appears in sentences according to Albanian sentence structure and definiteness. It signals a definite or specific instance of adaptation or grammatical adjustment, depending on the syntactic position within a clause.

Përshtatjen is used across different registers of Albanian and is applicable in everyday language as well as in technical discussions of grammar, language planning, and pedagogy. The concept is present in both major dialect groups of Albanian, with terminology that is largely consistent in standard grammar references.

See also: përshtatje, konjugim, gramatikë.