qëndrojnë

qëndrojnë is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Albanian verb qëndroj, which generally means to stay or to remain in a place or situation. In use, it can describe people or things that stay put for a period, whether physically remaining in a location, remaining seated or standing, or continuing to be in a state or condition. The sense can broaden to imply endurance or persistence in a given context.

Common usage examples include phrases like ata qëndrojnë në shtëpi (they stay at home), ata qëndrojnë në park (they stay in the park), or ata qëndrojnë këtu deri në mëngjes (they stay here until morning). The verb is versatile and appears in everyday speech, journalism, literature, and formal writing, often with a preposition such as në (in/at) to specify location.

Morphology and related forms: qëndroj is the infinitive, and qëndrojnë marks the third-person plural present indicative. Other principal present forms are unë qëndroj (I stay), ti qëndron (you stay), ai/ajo qëndron (he/she stays), ne qëndrojmë (we stay), ju qëndroni (you all stay). Albanian verbs with this stem also form imperfect, aorist, and subjunctive variants, but qëndroj and its forms are most common in expressing ongoing staying or remaining actions.

Notes: The word contains the letter ë and the root qëndro-, reflecting Albanian orthography. It is used across dialects and in standard Albanian to convey both literal staying in a place and more figurative senses of remaining in a condition or continuing to exist in a situation.