kujtuar

Kujtuar is an Albanian verb form that functions as the past participle of kujtoj. It has two primary uses: as part of the compound tenses of kujtoj, meaning to remember or to remind, and as an adjective meaning remembered or memorable when describing something.

As a verb form, kujtuar appears in perfect tenses with auxiliary bekejam, such as kam kujtuar (I have remembered) or ke kujtuar (you have remembered). It is commonly used in everyday speech to refer to recalling events, details, or people. In phrases like nuk më kujtohet, the speaker means “I can’t remember it right now.” In some contexts it also conveys the idea of prompting memory or reminding someone of something.

As an adjective, kujtuar can describe memory-related qualities, typically in the sense of something that has been remembered or is remembered by someone. For example, një ngjarje e kujtuar can be understood as a recalled or memorable event. In Albanian, participles used this way agree with the noun they modify and participate in the normal adjective system of the language.

Etymology and related forms: kujtuar derives from the root kujt-, linked to kujtesë (memory) and to the verb kujtoj (to remember or to remind). Related nouns and forms include kujtesë (memory), kujtime (recollections), and kujtoj (to remind/remember). The term is common in formal writing, journalism, and literature, as well as everyday conversation about memory or reminders.

See also: kujtesë; kujtoj; harroj.