Shumëzohen

Shumëzohen is a form of the Albanian verb shumëzoj and is used to express the action of multiplying or increasing in number. In standard Albanian, it is commonly understood as a present tense form that can convey either a multiplicative process in mathematics or a figurative rise in quantity or frequency, depending on context.

Linguisticly, shumëzohen is formed from the root shumë- meaning many and the verb element that signals multiplication. The ending -ohen is typical of certain present-tense forms in Albanian that convey a passive or middle voice, which means the exact interpretation can shift with the surrounding grammar and subject. In active usage, the corresponding form for third-person singular or plural would be shumëzoj or shumëzojnë, respectively, while shumëzohen often appears where the subject is treated as experiencing the growth or division of a quantity.

Usage and contexts vary. In mathematical or data-related discourse, shumëzohen can describe the operation of multiplying numbers or quantities. In demographic, economic, or scientific writing, it is used to articulate that a figure or phenomenon increases in number over time, sometimes with a sense of multiplication rather than mere addition. The term is versatile across formal and semi-formal Albanian, and its precise nuance depends on the surrounding syntax and the subject of the sentence.

See also: Albanian language, shumëzoj, number and quantity expressions, multiplication in Albanian.