Zaposlenimi

Zaposlenimi is a grammatical form used in some South Slavic languages, notably Slovenian and Croatian, derived from the adjective zaspolen/zaposleni meaning employed. It functions as a plural form used in specific cases to refer to a group of people who are employed. The exact form and its exact case usage vary by language and syntactic context.

In Slovenian, zaposlenimi is the instrumental plural form of zaposlenih? Actually of zaposlen, used with prepositions such as z (with) to indicate association with the employees. For example, a sentence like S pogodbo je sklenjen z zaposlenimi means The agreement was concluded with the employees. In Slovenian, this form can also appear in other cases of the plural, depending on the sentence structure.

In Croatian, the corresponding plural form is zaposlenima, which serves as the dative plural and is used to indicate the indirect object or beneficiary of an action. For instance, Dao sam novac zaposlenima means I gave money to the employees. The term thus functions as a plural, employed group reference, with the exact ending determined by case and preposition.

Overall, zaposleni and its variant zaposlenimi or zaposlenima are closely tied to the concept of employment status. Zaposlenimi is not a separate concept but a grammatical form that enables precise reference to employed individuals within sentences in Slovenian and Croatian. See also related terms such as zaposlen (employed) and zaposlenost (employment).