Zvogëlon

Zvogëlon is an Albanian verb meaning to reduce or to diminish. It is the present tense form used for the third person singular (he/she/it reduces) of the verb zvogëloj. The word describes the act of making something smaller in amount, size, degree, or intensity. For example, governments or organizations zvogëlojnë costs or constraints, and individuals can zvogëlojnë consumption.

Etymology and related forms: the verb derives from the root zvogël-, associated with making something smaller. Related nouns include zvogëlim (reduction) and zvogëlimi (the act of reducing). This family of terms is common in economic, policy, and everyday language.

Usage: zvogëlon appears across contexts such as economics, government policy, statistics, and news reporting, where a quantity, rate, or burden is described as being reduced. It is typically used transitively, taking a direct object that names what is reduced (for example, shpenzimet publike = public expenditures, koston = the cost).

Notes: while zvogëlon is most often encountered in formal and semi-formal Albanian, its meaning is clear in everyday speech as well. The verb is part of standard modern Albanian and is widely understood in both written and spoken contexts.

Example sentences:

- Qeveria zvogëlon shpenzimet publike. (The government reduces public spending.)

- Produktiviteti zvogëlon presionin mbi buxhetin. (Productivity reduces pressure on the budget.)