Djeluje

Djeluje is a form of the Croatian verb djelovati. It means to act, to function, to operate, or to have an effect. The word can describe how people behave, how institutions operate, how devices work, or how medicines produce an effect. In everyday language it is used for both active agency and causal impact.

In the present tense, djeluje is the third-person singular form: it acts, it functions, it has an effect. The full present-tense paradigm of djelovati is ja djelujem, ti djeluješ, on/ona/ono djeluje, mi djelujemo, vi djelujete, oni djeluju. The infinitive is djelovati, and the related noun form djelovanje denotes action, operation, or effect. Example sentences include “Lijek djeluje brzo” (The medicine works quickly) and “Mjere djeluju na smanjenje emisija” (The measures have an effect on reducing emissions).

Etymology and related terms: the verb is part of a Slavic family of words connected with acting and making. It is closely linked to the noun djelovanje, meaning action or operation. In related South Slavic languages, similar verbs exist with corresponding meanings, reflecting a common linguistic heritage.

See also: djelovanje, djelatelj, djelateljstvo. These terms expand on the concept of action, effect, and the actor or agent responsible for an action.