janë

Janë is the present indicative third-person plural form of the Albanian verb të qen (to be). It translates to "they are" in English and is used with plural subjects to express existence, identity, or state in the present. The basic present tense forms of this verb system are jam (I am), je (you are), është (he/she/it is), jemi (we are), jeni (you are), janë (they are). The infinitive form is të qenit.

Usage notes: Janë appears with a wide range of subjects, both animate and inanimate, and in both formal and informal contexts. It is commonly found in statements, questions, and negations. The negative form is constructed with nuk: "Ata nuk janë këtu" (They are not here). Questions can use a question word or inversion, for example: "Janë këto librat që kërkoni?" (Are these the books you are looking for?) or "Janë këto këto të së vërtetës?" depending on the surrounding sentence structure.

Phonology and orthography: janë is pronounced with a mid-central vowel in the last syllable, reflecting Albanian phonology. The grapheme ë indicates a mid-central, close to a schwa sound, which is typical in Albanian vowels.

Summary: Janë is a fundamental, regularly used verb form in Albanian, essential for constructing present-tense predicates about multiple subjects. It is one of the core forms learners and speakers rely on for everyday communication.