udhëtuan

Udhëtuan is an Albanian verb form meaning “they traveled.” It is the past simple (aorist) tense form used for the third person plural of the verb udhëto, which means to travel. The form is commonly found in narrative prose and in historical accounts to describe travel that has already occurred by a group.

The word is derived from the root udhë, related to the noun udhë, meaning journey or road, and is formed with a standard Albanian past-tense construction. Udhëtuan therefore marks a completed travel action carried out by multiple subjects in the past.

In usage, udhëtuan appears in sentences that recount events or experiences of travel. For example, a sentence such as “Ata udhëtuan nga Tirana në Shkodër” translates to “They traveled from Tirana to Shkodër.” The form is part of everyday Albanian and appears across formal and informal registers.

Related terms include udhëtim (journey or trip), udhëtar (traveler), and udhëtues (traveler, voyager). The word is used in both standard Albanian and many dialects, with orthography reflecting the standard Albanian alphabet, including the letter ë.