përkohë

Përkohë is an Albanian adverb meaning “for a period of time,” “in the meantime,” or “temporarily.” It signals duration or simultaneity and is used to indicate a temporary situation or a temporary delay. The expression commonly appears with verbs and in constructions that denote time or contrast, and it forms part of the common compound conjunction përkohë që, meaning “while” or “as.”

Etymology and related forms: The word is built from pēr (for) and kohë (time), yielding a literal sense of “for a time.” The related adjective form përkohor means “temporary” or “interim,” and përkohshëm or përkohësisht means “temporarily” or “for a short time.”

Usage notes: Përkohë is widely used in both formal and informal Albanian to mark temporality or a temporary state. It can introduce temporal relations or serve as a stand-alone adverb describing duration. Common phrases include për një kohë të gjatë (“for a long time”) and the subordinate clause with përkohë që to express simultaneous actions: “Përkohë që unë po punoj, ti bëj detyrat e shtëpisë.” The term is closely related to the noun kohë and to the adjective përkohor (temporary).