përgjegjshëm

Përgjegjshëm is an Albanian adjective meaning "responsible" or "in a responsible manner." It describes a person who takes duties seriously, accepts accountability, and acts with care and reliability. It can modify nouns referring to people, as in "një qytetar përgjegjës" (a responsible citizen), or describe behavior, as in "veproi në mënyrë të përgjegjshme" (acted in a responsible manner). The feminine form is "përgjegjshme" and the adjective agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

In everyday speech, professional contexts, and public discourse, përgjegjshëm signals trustworthiness, duty, and accountability. It appears in discussions of ethics, governance, education, and civic life, for example when describing employees, leaders, or institutions that fulfill obligations conscientiously.

Etymology and related forms: the adjective derives from the concept of responsibility or accountability, linked to terms such as përgjegjës (responsible) and përgjegjshmëri (responsibility). It belongs to a family of Albanian forms built with the suffix -shëm that expresses a quality or manner.

See also: Albanian language, responsibility, accountability, ethical conduct.