shkoja

Shkoja is the first-person singular imperfect form of the Albanian verb shkoj, meaning “to go.” It is used to describe past actions that were habitual or ongoing, or events that occurred in the past in relation to another moment. In standard Albanian, shkoja is employed to convey a sense of repeated or customary activity in the past, contrasting with the present form shkoj, which denotes a current action.

In usage, shkoja appears in both written and spoken Albanian to narrate routines, prolonged past activity, or past contexts within a larger storyline. It can also appear in indirect speech or memory recounting, where the imperfect tense helps convey how things used to be. The form is widely understood across Albanian-speaking communities and is a basic element of conjugating the verb shkoj.

Example: Kur isha fëmijë, unë shkoja në park çdo pasdite pas shkollës. This sentence illustrates a habitual past action, expressed with the imperfect form shkoja.

Morphology and related forms: The verb shkoj belongs to a broad class of Albanian verbs that form the imperfect first-person singular as shkoja. Learners typically study shkoja alongside other imperfect forms to understand past tense expression and aspect in Albanian.

See also: Albanian grammar, Verbs, Conjugation.