marrëdhënet

Marrëdhënet is a nonstandard or less common form found in some Albanian texts for the concept typically written as marrëdhënie. In standard Albanian, marrëdhënie denotes a relationship or relation and can refer to social, personal, professional, or institutional bonds. The definite plural form is marrëdhëniet. The form marrëdhënet may appear as a dialectal variant or a misspelling, and is not generally accepted in formal writing.

Definition and use

Marrëdhënie refers to the connections or interactions between actors, such as individuals, groups, organizations, or states. It is used to describe how parties relate to one another, whether in everyday social life, family contexts, workplace environments, or international politics. Common collocations include marrëdhënie personale (personal relationship), marrëdhënie profesionale (professional relationship), and marrëdhënie diplomatike (diplomatic relations). It can also describe historical, economic, or cultural connections between people or entities.

Etymology

The term is built from the verb marrë (to take or to obtain) and the suffix -dhënie, which forms abstract nouns indicating a state, act, or condition. Through this construction, marrëdhënie conveys the idea of the state of being related or connected.

Usage notes

For formal writing, use marrëdhënie and related compounds in their standard forms. If encountering marrëdhënet, treat it as a variant spelling and prefer marrëdhënie in edited texts. The concept is widely used across social science, law, diplomacy, and everyday speech.

See also

marrëdhënie, lidhje, marrëdhënie ndërkombëtare, marrëdhënie personale

References

Standard Albanian dictionaries and linguistic resources on noun formation and the -dhënie suffix.