kohëve

Kohëve is an Albanian noun form used to mean “times” or “periods.” It is the oblique plural of kohë, the word for time or era, and appears mainly in phrases that express time in a general or historical sense. The form kohëve is most commonly encountered after prepositions or in constructions that require a genitive or dative plural.

A defining feature of kohëve is its use in fixed expressions that denote time spans. The most familiar example is kohëve të fundit, meaning “in recent times.” Other common combinations include kohëve të ndryshme, meaning “different times,” and kohëve të lashta in some literary contexts to evoke ancient or old times. In these phrases, kohëve functions as the head of a prepositional phrase and is followed by modifiers that agree in case and definiteness with the surrounding structure.

Grammatically, kohë has multiple plural forms that adjust according to case and syntactic role. Kohëve marks the oblique (genitive/dative) plural, which contrasts with the nominative plural form kohët and the singular form kohë. This morphophonemic pattern is characteristic of Albanian noun inflection, especially in formal or literary text.

Usage notes: kohëve tends to appear in written Albanian, historical writing, journalism, and formal discourse. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for simpler constructions or use kohë in a more direct sense without the oblique plural when appropriate.

See also: kohë, kohët, Albanian grammar, Albanian phrases for time.