Shënohen

Shënohen is an Albanian verb form used to indicate that elements are marked, noted, or recorded. It represents the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb shënoj and is commonly used in official, administrative, and everyday language to describe items that have been identified or recorded in a list, register, map, or calendar. The construction is typical in contexts where information is indexed or organized for reference.

Usage and meaning

Shënohen can refer to marking data in documents, inventories, or statistical records, as well as to indicating locations on a map or dates in a calendar. In general, it conveys that a set of elements has undergone a process of designation or annotation so that they can be retrieved or understood later. The phrase often appears in descriptive or formal prose, including reports, archival notes, and cartographic descriptions.

Grammatical notes

The form shënohen is used with plural subjects in the present tense and typically functions in the passive or middle voice, implying that the subjects are the receivers or targets of the marking or noting action. The related singular forms include shënohet (they/it is marked or noted) and shënohen in other persons and numbers as appropriate.

Etymology

Shënohen derives from the root shën- or the noun shenjë, meaning sign or mark, with a suffix pattern that forms the present-tense passive for plural subjects. The term is part of a family of Albanian verbs tied to marking, indicating, or identifying.

Example sentences

Të dhënat shënohen në regjistrin zyrtar. (The data are recorded in the official register.) Artikat shënohen në tabelën e inventarit. (The items are marked in the inventory table.) Në hartë, vendbanimet shënohen me ngjyra të ndryshme. (On the map, settlements are marked with different colors.)