Shkuar

Shkuar is the past participle of the Albanian verb shkoj, meaning to go. It is used to express a completed action of going and forms the perfect tenses when combined with auxiliary verbs such as kam, ke, ka, kemi, keni, and kanë. For example, Unë kam shkuar në shtëpi (I have gone home), Ai ka shkuar në punë (He has gone to work). The construction is standard in both the present perfect and related tenses in Albanian.

In addition to its verbal use, shkuar can function as an adjective in certain expressions to indicate that something is no longer present, completed, or belongs to the past. Common phrases include vit i shkuar (the last year) and koha e shkuar (the past time). In these contexts, shkuar carries a temporal sense rather than a strictly verbal one, and it does not inflect for gender or number.

Etymology and forms: shkuar derives from the verb shkoj, the basic meaning being “to go.” The past participle shkuar is invariant with respect to gender and number when used as an adjective or in compound verb forms, in line with standard Albanian conjugation patterns.

Usage notes: Shkuar is standard across dialects of Albanian and appears in both written and spoken language. It is typically encountered in educated discourse, literature, and narrative timelines to indicate past action or to describe punctual movements.

See also: shkoj (to go).