përshkruhet

përshkruhet is a present tense passive form of the Albanian verb përshkruaj, meaning to describe or depict. It translates roughly as "is described" or "is depicted." The infinitive form is përshkruaj; the past participle is përshkruar. The corresponding noun form is përshkrim, meaning description.

Etymology and formation: The verb is built from the prefix për- combined with shkruaj (to write). In Albanian, to describe something can be expressed as writing about it, which explains the semantic shift toward description and depiction. The passive form përshkruhet is used when the subject is what is described by someone else.

Usage: The form is common in scholarly, encyclopedic, and formal prose when reporting how a subject is presented by others. It emphasizes the description rather than the describer. The agent performing the description can be stated with the preposition nga (by): for example, "Ky fenomen përshkruhet nga shkencëtarët" (This phenomenon is described by scientists).

Examples:

- Në këtë enciklopedi, ky personazh përshkruhet si një nga figurat më të rëndësishme të historisë.

- Termi përshkruhet si një koncept abstrakt që përbën një element të teorisë.

Related terms: përshkrim (description), përshkruar (described), përshkruan (describes). These forms are commonly used together to express the act of describing and its content.

Notes: In everyday language, the passive form sometimes yields to more direct active constructions, depending on emphasis and style. The form përshkruhet remains a standard option for presenting how something is described in a neutral, objective manner.