tërhiqen

Tërhiqen is a verb form in Albanian. It represents the present tense, third-person plural of the verb tërheq in the passive (or middle) voice. In English, this form is commonly rendered as “they are pulled.” In many contexts, however, it is used to express a withdrawal or retreat, as in actions where people or things pull away from a commitment, agreement, or position.

The base verb tërheq has several related senses, including to pull, to draw, or to withdraw. The passive форма tërhiqen is used when the subject is the recipient of the action or when the action is described without specifying an agent. Because of its semantic breadth, tërhiqen can appear in both literal, physical contexts (for example, something being drawn or pulled) and figurative contexts (for example, withdrawing from a plan or agreement).

Common usage patterns include:

- Ata tërhiqen nga një marrëveshje. They withdraw from an agreement.

- Perdet tërhiqen nga dritarja. The curtains are drawn.

Etymology notes are generally traced to the same root as tërheq, the verb meaning to pull or withdraw, with forskellige inflectional forms marking voice and agreement. See also atë tërheq, tërheqje, and related moods for a fuller sense of how the verb operates across Albanian syntax.