lojërave

Lojërave is an Albanian noun form derived from lojë, meaning a game or play. The base word lojë refers to any activity governed by rules for entertainment, competition, or sport. Lojëja as a plural form exists in different variants, while lojërave appears as the oblique plural form used when the noun is governed by a preposition or functions in a non-nominative role. In practice, this form is found in expressions such as lojërat e fëmijëve (the children’s games) or nga lojërave të basteve (from the gambling games), where the noun is linked to another element of the sentence.

Lojërat, and by extension lojërave, cover a broad range of activities. Traditional Albanian games include outdoor folk games and children’s play that have been passed down through generations, as well as board and dice games. The term also extends to sports and, in modern usage, to digital games when described in compound forms, for example lojëra elektronike or lojëra kompjuterike. In everyday language, the concept of games encompasses both leisure activities and competitive play, across cultural and technological changes.

From a linguistic standpoint, lojërave illustrates Albanian noun inflection in context: the form changes depending on grammatical role, especially when linked to prepositions. The word for “games” thus serves as a useful example of how Albanian nouns adapt to syntax while preserving a core semantic sense of play, recreation, and competition.