konzumiraju

Konzumiraju is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb konzumirati in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. It translates to “they consume” and is used to describe the act of consuming food, drink, or other goods and resources in general.

Etymology and usage: The verb konzumirati comes from Latin consumare, likely entering South Slavic languages via Romance influences such as Italian consumare. The form konzumiraju is used with plural subjects; other present-tense forms include konzumiram (I consume), konzumiraš (you consume), konzumira (he/she/it consumes), konzumiramo (we consume), and konzumirate (you all consume).

Context and applications: In nutrition and health contexts, konzumiraju refers to the intake of meals, nutrients, or medicines. In economic or consumer-discussion contexts, it can describe the use of goods and services or patterns of consumption by a population. In general prose, the term functions as the standard present-tense verb for “they consume.”

Grammar notes: konzumiraju is a regular present-tense form used with plural subjects. The related infinitive is konzumirati, and the past tenses and other moods align with the standard conjugation patterns of -irati verbs in these languages.

See also: konzumirati, consumption, ingestion, nutrition, consumer behavior.