Zapoljavaju

Zapoljavaju is a verb form found in South Slavic languages such as Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian. It represents the present tense, third-person plural of verbs derived from the root zapoln- meaning to fill up, to occupy, or to take up space. As a finite verb form, zapoljavaju is used with plural subjects (they) and can describe filling a space, occupying a position, or filling time and capacity in various contexts.

The form is built from a common Slavic prefix za- meaning “to completion” or “up to,” the root poln- meaning “full,” and a verbal ending that marks present tense third person plural. The exact spelling and pronunciation can vary slightly between dialects and standard varieties, but the meaning remains aligned with “they fill” or “they occupy.” In many contexts, zapoljavaju is interchangeable with related forms of zapolnjavati or zapolniti, which share the core sense of filling or occupying.

Usage notes and examples:

- They fill vacant jobs: Tvrtke zapoljavaju prazna radna mjesta.

- They occupy the space: Zgrade zapoljavaju sav raspoloživi prostor u centru grada.

- They fill time or capacity: Projekti zapoljavaju periode praznine u rasporedima.

Zapoljavaju is typically used in formal or neutral prose when describing processes of filling, occupancy, or utilization. Variants with slight dialectal or stylistic differences may appear as zapoljavaju, zapoljamju, or zapolnjuju in different varieties, but the core meaning remains the same.