përkthehej

Përkthehej is the past imperfect tense of the Albanian verb "përkthej," which means "to translate." This tense is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, or to set a scene in the past. It is equivalent to the English phrases "was translating," "used to translate," or "used to be translated."

The past imperfect of "përkthej" is formed by adding the suffix -ej to the past participle stem, which is "përkthy-," followed by the appropriate personal endings. For example, "unë përkthehesha" means "I was translating" or "I used to translate." Similarly, "ti përktheheshe" means "you were translating," "ai/ajo përkthehej" means "he/she was translating," "ne përktheheshim" means "we were translating," "ju përktheheshit" means "you (plural) were translating," and "ata/ato përktheheshin" means "they were translating."

This grammatical form is crucial for conveying nuances in narrative and describing habitual actions or continuous processes in the past within the Albanian language. It helps to differentiate between a single completed action and an action that was in progress or occurred repeatedly over a period of time. For instance, "Libri përkthehej në shumë gjuhë" translates to "The book was being translated into many languages," indicating an ongoing process.