kënduat

Kënduat is the second person plural past tense form of the Albanian verb këndoj, which means to sing. It corresponds to the English phrase "you sang" and is used to describe a singing action that took place in the past. In Albanian, the form ju kënduat can also function in polite or formal address to a single person, depending on context, as the pronoun Ju can indicate either plural you or formal singular you.

Morphology and usage: Kënduat belongs to the simple past (aorist) conjugation of këndoj. The full aorist paradigm for this verb in the second person is: unë këndova, ti këndove, ai këndoi, ne kënduam, ju kënduat, ata kënduan. Thus, kënduat specifically marks the past tense for you (plural) or a formal single you.

Examples:

- Ju kënduat këngën mbrëmë. You sang the song last night.

- A ju kënduat mirë këngën gjatë koncertit? Did you sing the song well during the concert?

Etymology and related forms: Kënduat is derived from këndoj, the base verb meaning to sing. Related forms include këndoj (present), këndova (first person past), and other person-number combinations within the same aorist system.

See also: këndoj, Albanian verb conjugation, Albanian grammar.