përmendjen

Përmendja is an Albanian noun meaning memory, remembrance, or recollection. It can refer to the capacity to recall information (the act of remembering), the content of what is remembered (a memory or recollection), or the reminder or prompt that brings something to mind. In everyday language it is common to speak of “përmendja e një ngjarjeje” to denote the remembrance of a past event.

Etymology and forms: The word derives from the verb përmend (to recall), formed with the prefix për- and the root mend (mind). The base form is përmendje, with the definite form përmendja and the definite object form përmendjen in contexts where the noun is specific or definite.

Usage: It is used in both formal and literary contexts and can contrast with kujtesë, which more broadly denotes memory as a faculty or process. The noun can describe collective memory (përmendja historike), personal memory (përmendja ime), or commemorative remembrance (përmendja e dëshmorëve). In certain expressions it functions similarly to a reminder or prompt that brings a past event to mind within discourse about memory and history.

See also: Kujtesë, Kujtim. Notes: Albanian memory terminology includes nuanced distinctions between memory as a cognitive faculty and memory as a recollected content or act; dictionaries and usage guides provide further details on appropriate contexts.