këndoi

Këndoi is the past tense form of the Albanian verb këndoj, meaning “to sing.” It denotes a completed action of singing carried out by a third-person singular subject, and is typically translated into English as “he sang” or “she sang.”

In Albanian, the verb këndoj belongs to the standard present tense system and forms a set of past tense shapes. The infinitive is këndoj (to sing). The past simple (aorist) third-person singular form is këndoi, used with subjects such as ai or ajo. Related past forms for other persons are unë këndova (I sang), ti këndove (you sang), ne kënduam (we sang), ju kënduat (you all sang), and ata/ato kënduan (they sang). The same verb can also appear in other past tenses, such as the imperfect këndoja (I/you/he used to sing) and the present perfect with the participle kënduar, formed with an auxiliary like kam kënduar (I have sung).

Usage and style: Këndoi appears in narrative and descriptive prose to report a completed singing action by a third-person subject. It can occur in everyday speech and in literary Albanian, including poetry, where it contributes to rhythm and tense sequencing. The form is part of standard Albanian grammar and is used across dialects of both major Albanian varieties, Toska and Gega, though spoken usage may vary with regional speech patterns.

See also: këndoj (to sing), Albanian verb conjugation, Albanian grammar.