delati

Delati is a Slovenian verb meaning "to work" or "to do." It is a regular verb of the -ati class and is widely used to describe performing work, labor, or completing tasks. The meaning can range from everyday activities to professional work, and it often appears with other prepositional phrases such as na projektu (on a project) or od doma (from home).

Etymology and cognates: Delati is of Proto-Slavic origin and is cognate with similar forms in other Slavic languages, for example Russian делать (delat’, to do) and related South Slavic verbs. The core sense of making, performing, or laboring is common across these languages.

Conjugation and usage: In the present tense the forms are delam, delaš, dela, delamo, delate, delajo. The past tense in Slovenian is formed with an auxiliary (sem, si, je, smo, ste, so) plus a past participle (delal, delala, delalo; delali, delale, delala). Imperative forms include delaj (you singular), delajmo (let’s work), delajte (you plural or formal). The verb often governs prepositional phrases, such as delati na projektu (to work on a project) or delati od doma (to work from home).

Usage notes: Delati can take direct objects in certain contexts, especially in phrases like delati delo (to do work) or delati nalogo (to do an assignment). More commonly, it appears with prepositional phrases to specify the object of work or the location and mode of work.

Examples: Jaz delam danes poročilo. Kaj počneš? Delam na projektu. Delam od doma.