njohën

Njohën is a grammatical form in Albanian derived from the verb njoh, which means to know or to recognize. In grammar, njohën is treated as a passive participial form of the verb and is used to indicate that the action of knowing or recognizing is directed at the subject rather than performed by it. The form illustrates how Albanian expresses passive meaning through participial endings attached to a verb stem.

Morphology and terminology can vary by dialect and tense. The stem njoh- combines with a suffix in the language’s participial system to yield njohën in contexts where a passive or recipient-focused meaning is required. Because Albanian relies on a combination of verbal forms and auxiliaries to express aspect and mood, the precise interpretation of njohën can depend on the surrounding clause and the tense or modality being conveyed.

Usage and register: njohën tends to appear in more formal, literary, or administrative contexts where a passive or experiential nuance is appropriate. In everyday speech, speakers may favor alternative constructions or other passive forms, depending on regional preferences and the immediacy of the action being described.

Relation to related forms: njohën is connected to the root njoh, from which related words such as njohje (knowledge, recognition) and i/një njohur (known, familiar) stem. Together, these forms illustrate how Albanian uses stem modification and participial endings to express voice, aspect, and valence within sentences.

See also: Albanian grammar, njoh, njohje, known (i/një njohur).