Albanian verbs you already know

About a hundred verbs are recognisable at first sight — international words ending in -oj, plus a few old parallels. All checked against dictionaries.

Old parallels

Words that resemble Slavic ones in both sound and meaning — fewer than you'd think.

  • kosit

    [косіт]

    to mow

  • kalit

    [каліт]

    to temper (steel); to toughen

  • dremit

    [дреміт]

    to doze, to nap

  • murmurit

    [мурмуріт]

    to murmur, to mutter (variant: mërmërit)

  • porosit

    [пороcіт]

    to order (food, goods); to entrust; to advise

  • vozit

    [возіт]

    to row (a boat); to handle (a cart, a horse)

  • vërvit

    [вервіт]

    to hurl, to fling

  • venit

    [веніт]

    to make wither, to fade (venitet — withers)

  • molis

    [моліс]

    to exhaust, to wear out

  • grabit

    [ґрабіт]

    to rob, to plunder

  • padit

    [падіт]

    to sue; to tell on someone

  • stërvit

    [стервіт]

    to train, to drill

  • shkopit

    [шкопіт]

    to beat with a stick (shkop — stick)

  • zbraz

    [збраз]

    to empty; to pour out

  • flladit

    [фладіт]

    to refresh, to cool (fllad — breeze)

  • gjobit

    [дьобіт]

    to fine (more common: gjoboj; gjobë — a fine)

  • krasit

    [красіт]

    to prune (trees)

  • sodit

    [содіт]

    to contemplate, to gaze at

International verbs in -oj

Take a familiar root and add -oj: “I analyse” is analizoj. The stress falls on the last syllable.

  • analizoj

    [аналізой]

    to analyse

  • organizoj

    [орґанізой]

    to organise

  • realizoj

    [реалізой]

    to carry out, to realise

  • stabilizoj

    [стабілізой]

    to stabilise

  • modernizoj

    [модернізой]

    to modernise

  • privatizoj

    [пріватізой]

    to privatise

  • aktivizoj

    [актівізой]

    to activate, to get (someone) involved

  • neutralizoj

    [неутралізой]

    to neutralise

  • normalizoj

    [нормалізой]

    to normalise

  • mobilizoj

    [мобілізой]

    to mobilise

  • legalizoj

    [леґалізой]

    to legalise

  • lokalizoj

    [локалізой]

    to locate; to localise

  • globalizoj

    [ґлобалізой]

    to globalise

  • idealizoj

    [ідеалізой]

    to idealise

  • minimizoj

    [мінімізой]

    to minimise; to downplay

  • maksimizoj

    [максімізой]

    to maximise

  • optimizoj

    [оптімізой]

    to optimise

  • sinjalizoj

    [сінялізой]

    to signal; to report (a problem)

  • simbolizoj

    [сімболізой]

    to symbolise

  • karakterizoj

    [карактерізой]

    to characterise

  • kategorizoj

    [катеґорізой]

    to categorise

  • kritikoj

    [крітікой]

    to criticise

  • diskutoj

    [діскутой]

    to discuss

  • argumentoj

    [арґументой]

    to argue (a case), to substantiate

  • komentoj

    [коментой]

    to comment

  • interpretoj

    [інтерпретой]

    to interpret; to perform (a role, a song)

  • informoj

    [інформой]

    to inform

  • reformoj

    [реформой]

    to reform

  • transformoj

    [трансформой]

    to transform

  • formoj

    [формой]

    to form, to shape

  • kontrolloj

    [контролой]

    to check, to control

  • planifikoj

    [планіфікой]

    to plan

  • programoj

    [проґрамой]

    to schedule; to program

  • projektoj

    [проєктой]

    to design (a building, a device)

  • protestoj

    [протестой]

    to protest

  • testoj

    [тестой]

    to test

  • telefonoj

    [телефоной]

    to phone, to call

  • fotografoj

    [фотоґрафой]

    to photograph

  • regjistroj

    [редістрой]

    to register; to record

  • administroj

    [адміністрой]

    to administer, to manage

  • operoj

    [оперой]

    to operate (on a patient); to operate

  • funksionoj

    [функсіоной]

    to function, to work (of a device)

  • reagoj

    [реаґой]

    to react

  • integroj

    [інтеґрой]

    to integrate

  • emigroj

    [еміґрой]

    to emigrate

  • imigroj

    [іміґрой]

    to immigrate

  • investoj

    [інвестой]

    to invest

  • financoj

    [фінанцой]

    to finance

  • importoj

    [імпортой]

    to import

  • eksportoj

    [експортой]

    to export

  • prodhoj

    [продой]

    to produce, to manufacture (from Latin prodare)

  • transportoj

    [транспортой]

    to transport

  • adaptoj

    [адаптой]

    to adapt (more common: përshtat)

  • instaloj

    [інсталой]

    to install

  • skanoj

    [сканой]

    to scan

  • kopjoj

    [коп'йой]

    to copy; to cheat (in an exam)

  • komunikoj

    [комунікой]

    to communicate

  • aplikoj

    [аплікой]

    to apply (for a job, a permit); to apply (a rule)

  • modifikoj

    [модіфікой]

    to modify

  • klasifikoj

    [класіфікой]

    to classify

  • identifikoj

    [ідентіфікой]

    to identify

  • verifikoj

    [веріфікой]

    to verify

  • certifikoj

    [цертіфікой]

    to certify

  • kodifikoj

    [кодіфікой]

    to codify

  • specifikoj

    [спеціфікой]

    to specify

  • demonstroj

    [демонстрой]

    to demonstrate, to show

  • dekoroj

    [декорой]

    to decorate (with an award); to decorate

  • restauroj

    [рестаурой]

    to restore

  • stimuloj

    [стімулой]

    to stimulate, to encourage

  • manipuloj

    [маніпулой]

    to manipulate; to handle

  • rregulloj

    [рреґулой]

    to fix; to arrange; to regulate

  • akumuloj

    [акумулой]

    to accumulate

  • simuloj

    [сімулой]

    to simulate; to feign

  • kalkuloj

    [калькулой]

    to calculate (more neutral: llogarit)

  • koordinoj

    [коордіной]

    to coordinate

  • kombinoj

    [комбіной]

    to combine

Easy Albanian Verbs You Already Know