qëndrove

qëndrove is a form of the Albanian verb qëndroj, meaning to stay or to remain in a place. It functions as a past tense (aorist) form and is used to indicate a completed act of staying in the past. The exact person and number conveyed by qëndrove depend on the subject of the sentence within the surrounding context.

Etymology and related forms: qëndroj comes from the stem qëndr- linked to the noun qëndrim, which denotes stay, residence, or duration. The past tense forms of qëndroj include several variants such as qëndrove, qëndrova, and qëndroi, reflecting differences in person and number across the Albanian verbal system. As with other Albanian verbs, the form is integrated into standard grammar and is found in written and spoken language.

Usage: In narrative prose, journalism, and everyday speech, qëndrove is used to describe that someone stayed somewhere for a certain period in the past. It is one of the common past-tense options for expressing completed actions and is typically chosen when the past action is central to the sequence of events being described.

See also: qëndroj, qëndrim, qëndruar.