Djelujem

Djelujem is the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb djelovati, used in Croatian and Bosnian to express that the subject is acting, operating, or functioning. The infinitive djelovati carries the sense of taking action or having an effect.

Usage and meaning

The term covers both active human action and the functioning of objects or systems. It can describe a person performing a task or a mechanism performing as designed. In neutral, factual language, it is used to state what someone is doing or how something is operating at the moment.

Conjugation and related forms

The present tense forms are: ja djelujem, ti djeluješ, on/ona/ono djeluje, mi djelujemo, vi djelujete, oni djeluju. The verb belongs to the regular -ovati group in its conjugation. Related forms include the noun djelovanje (activity, operation) and the adjective djelovan (operational, functional) in some constructions.

Etymology and cognates

Djelovati derives from a root associated with action or work in South Slavic languages. In Serbian, a closely related verb is delovati with the present form delujem, illustrating a standard variant across the dialect continuum. The Croatian/Bosnian form djelovati and its present djelujem reflect orthographic and phonetic conventions of those standards.

Notes

Djelujem is primarily a present-tense form and does not by itself convey tense beyond the present without context. In formal or technical writing, it is common to specify the subject and object of action to clarify who or what is acting and what the action targets.