Zëvendëson

Zëvendëson is an Albanian verb meaning to replace or substitute something with something else. It denotes the act of taking the place of another item, person, or element, often in a functional, temporal, or hierarchical sense. The word is transitive and typically takes a direct object representing what is being replaced, with the replacing item expressed as the new element.

In usage, zëvendëson is employed to describe replacing one thing with another. Examples: “Kjo pajisje zëvendëson modelin e vjetër” (This device replaces the old model). “Qeveria zëvendëson ligjin me një version të ri” (The government replaces the law with a new version). The verb forms reflect Albanian subject agreement and tense, for instance in present tense: unë zëvendësoj, ti zëvendëson, ai/ajo zëvendëson, ne zëvendësojmë, ju zëvendësoni, ata zëvendësojnë. The gerund form is duke zëvendësuar, used for ongoing replacement (e.g., duke zëvendësuar pajisjet e vjetra).

Related terms include zëvendës (substitute, replacement) and zëvendësim (replacement, substitution). The verb zëvendësoj is often built from zëvendës, a noun for a substitute, with the common verb-forming suffix -oj. In syntax, zëvendëson can appear in various tenses and voices, including passive constructions when describing something being replaced by another element.

In summary, zëvendëson is the standard Albanian verb for performing a substitution or replacement, widely used across formal and informal discourse to indicate one entity taking the place of another.