ndarje

Ndarje is an Albanian noun meaning separation, division, or partition. It refers to both the process of separating a whole into parts and the result of that process, such as the parts or boundaries that arise. The term is formed from the verb ndaj, “to separate,” with a nominal suffix that yields an abstract noun.

The word is widely used across everyday language and scholarly discourse, in contexts ranging from family and social relations to law, land administration, and political geography. In practical terms, ndarje can describe the disassembly or dissipation of a group or object, such as the separation of a family or the division of property. In legal and administrative settings, it denotes the formal division of assets, land, or jurisdictions, as well as the delineation of borders between areas or states. In geography and social sciences, it is used to discuss spatial or social divisions, such as regional partitions or class-based separations, and it can be applied metaphorically to the partitioning of a problem or argument.

Ndarje often appears in compound phrases that illustrate its range, such as ndarje e tokës (division of land), ndarje kufijsh (border delineation), and ndarje të pronës (division of property). As a standard noun in Albanian, ndarje provides a concise way to describe both physical separations and more abstract or conceptual partitions.