Rrëfej

Rrëfej is an Albanian verb meaning to narrate, tell, or recount, especially in the sense of relating events or experiences. It can also be used to convey a confession or testimony in certain contexts, though the noun rrëfim more directly denotes a narrative or confession. The word appears in everyday speech, literary prose, journalism, and legal or historical settings when someone is describing what happened or sharing a personal account.

The associated noun rrëfim refers to the act of narrating or to a personal testimony or confession. In discourse, rrëfimi can be used to describe a detailed narrative, a memoir passage, or a formal statement given by a person. Related lexical items include tregoj (to tell), tregim (a story), and narrativë (narrative).

Grammatically, rrëfej is the present tense form used by the first-person singular: unë rrëfej (I narrate). Other present forms include ti rrëfen (you narrate), ai/ajo rrëfen (he/she narrates), ne rrëfejmë, ju rrëfeni, ata rrëfejnë. The verb also appears in past tense forms such as rrëfeva (I narrated). As with many Albanian verbs, rrëfej agrees with person and number and often governs a direct object when specifying what is being narrated, for example rrëfej ngjarjen (I narrate the event) or rrëfej historinë time (I tell my story).

In Albanian literature and oral tradition, rrëfej is commonly used to describe storytelling that emphasizes personal perspective and detail, ranging from everyday anecdotes to more formal testimonies or biographical narratives.