shoqërohen

Shoqërohen is an Albanian verb form derived from shoqëroj (to accompany or escort). It represents the present tense in the third person plural in the passive/middle voice, used to indicate that a group of people is being accompanied by someone else. In practice, shoqërohen is commonly translated as “they are accompanied” or “they are escorted,” though the same form can appear in contexts where the agent is specified with nga (by).

Usage and grammar notes: As a passive form, shoqërohen describes a situation in which the subjects are under escort or protection by others. It appears with agents introduced by the preposition nga, for example: Nxënësit shoqërohen nga rojet e shkollës (The students are accompanied by the school guards). The form can also occur with an explicit subject performing the action in the non-passive sense by using a different verb form, such as shoqërojnë (they accompany). The singular equivalents are shoqërohet (he/she is accompanied) and shoqërohem (I am accompanied).

Related terms include shoqërim (the act of accompanying or an escort) and shoqërues/shoqëruese (escort or accompanying person). Other related verb forms cover the active voice: shoqëroj (I accompany), shoqëron (you accompany / he/she accompanies), and shoqërojnë (they accompany).

Examples:

- Vendimi për siguri, nxënësit shoqërohen nga mësuesit gjatë nisjes së orës. (The students are escorted by teachers during the start of the lesson.)

- Turisti shoqërohet nga një guidë gjatë turnit. (The tourist is accompanied by a guide during the tour.)

Shoqërohen, thus, is primarily used to describe the state of being escorted or accompanied by others in various social or security contexts.