këshillohen

Këshillohen is an Albanian verb form derived from këshilloj, meaning to advise or counsel. It is the third-person plural present tense in the passive (or middle) voice, and it expresses that the subjects are receiving advice or being counseled. In practice, këshillohen is used to indicate that guidance has been given or is being sought, without naming the adviser.

In contrast to the active form këshillojnë, which means “they advise,” këshillohen focuses on the recipients of the advice. The agent providing the guidance is usually introduced with the preposition nga, as in ata këshillohen nga avokatët e tyre (they are advised by their lawyers), or can remain implicit in formal writing.

Uses of këshillohen appear across formal and professional registers, including legal, administrative, and policy contexts, where it is common to report that individuals, groups, or organizations are undergoing consultation or receiving counsel. It can also appear in general discussions of decision-making processes, where the emphasis is on the guidance received rather than on who is giving it.

Related words include këshillë (advice or counsel), këshillim (advising or consultation), and këshillues (counselor or advisor). The form këshillohen fits into the broader Albanian system of passive and middle voice verb forms, illustrating how the language encodes the reception of guidance without specifying the giver.