ohranjajo

Ohranjajo is a Slovenian verb form, specifically the present tense for the third person plural of the verb ohraniti or ohranjati, meaning to preserve or maintain. It denotes an ongoing action carried out by multiple subjects and is used across contexts such as environmental conservation, cultural heritage, and memory.

In usage, ohranjajo appears in sentences describing actions by plural agents that keep something from changing or being lost. For example, Mesta ohranjajo kulturno dediščino (The cities preserve cultural heritage). Država ohranja naravno dediščino, to pa zahteva skupne napore. These examples illustrate how the form ties a plural subject to the act of preservation.

Etymology and related forms: ohranjajo derives from the root ohran- with the present-tense plural ending -ajo. Related words include ohranjanje (the noun form meaning preservation) and ohraniti/ohranjati (to preserve). Slovenian also features other tense and mood forms built from the same root for singular subjects or different aspects.

See also: ohranjanje, ohraniti, ohranjati, preservation in Slovenian grammar.

Note: As a verb form, ohranjajo functions within ordinary sentence structure and does not represent a standalone noun or named entity. Its meaning remains context-dependent, anchored in preserving people, places, practices, or resources.