dërguan

Dërguan is a verb form in Albanian, used as the past tense for third-person plural subjects and translating to "they sent." It is derived from the verb dërgoj, which means "to send," and appears in narrative and report contexts to describe a completed action performed by multiple actors.

In standard Albanian, the infinitive of the verb is dërgoj. The present tense forms include dërgojnë (they send). The past participle is dërguar, used with auxiliary constructions to form perfect tenses, such as e kam dërguar (I have sent). The form dërguan specifically marks the simple past for "they" or multiple subjects.

Usage notes:

- Dërguan commonly appears in news reports, formal writing, and narrative prose to indicate that a sending action occurred in the past.

- It is one of several past-tense forms of dërgoj; other forms vary by person and number, such as singular past forms like dërgoi (he/she sent) and plural past forms in different dialects.

Example:

Ata dërguan një letër të rëndësishme në postë. They sent an important letter at the post office.

Related terms:

- dërgoj: to send (infinitive)

- dërguar: sent (past participle)

- dërguar/e dërguar: adjective form meaning "sent" when used with a noun

Dërguan represents a standard, widely understood past-tense form in the Albanian lexicon, used to denote a completed sending action by a group.