Shtojnë

Shtojnë is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Albanian verb shtoj, which means to add or to increase. It is used when one or more subjects introduce an additional element to a quantity, a list, or a set of components. The verb shtoj appears across formal and everyday language and is common in contexts such as cooking, mathematics, and general description.

Usage notes:

- In cooking, shtojnë describes adding ingredients, for example: "Ata shtojnë dy lugë sheqeri në çaj" (They add two spoons of sugar to the tea).

- In technical or analytical contexts, it can indicate adding a component or element, as in: "Në formulë ata shtojnë një komponent të ri" (In the formula they add a new component).

- In enumerations or lists, it can mean to append items: "Ata shtojnë emra të tjerë në listë" (They add more names to the list).

Grammatical notes:

- Shtojnë is used with plural subjects. The infinitive is shtoj; other present-tense forms include un shtoj, ti shton, ai/ajo shton, ne shtojmë, ju shtoni, ata/ato shtojnë.

- The spelling reflects Albanian orthography for the root shtoj and its present-tense endings.

Phonology (informational): Albanian pronunciation of shtojnë begins with a voiceless postalveolar affricate followed by a vowel and a final nasal, yielding a sound pattern akin to “shtoy-në” in rapid speech, with the final -jnë representing the plural verb ending.

See also: shtoj, shtojmë, shtoni, shtojja (related forms and conjugations).