dëshiroja

Dëshiroja is a verb form in Albanian that expresses a past desire. It is the first-person singular imperfect form of dëshiroj, meaning to want. The form is used to describe a wish or intention in the past or a habitual want. It is a transitive verb and, like other Albanian verbs, is commonly followed by an infinitive introduced by të to indicate what was wanted to happen. For example, unë dëshiroja të shkoja në festival, i.e., I wanted to go to the festival.

Etymology and related forms: The verb comes from the root dëshir- (desire) and is related to the noun dëshirë (desire, wish). It belongs to a family that includes dëshiroj (present) and dëshirë (desire). In standard Albanian, dëshiroja is the typical past-desire form, while other dialects may use alternative past shapes such as dëshirova.

Usage notes: Dëshiroja is commonly used in narrative or reflective contexts to describe what someone wanted in the past, sometimes as background information. For more direct or polite expressions of desire in the present or future, speakers may use other constructions such as do të doja (I would like). The past imperfect form can coexist with other past tenses depending on dialect and register.

See also: dëshiroj, dëshirë.