potujem

Potujem is a Slovenian verb meaning “I travel.” It is the first-person singular present indicative form of the infinitive potovati, which means to travel.

Etymology and related forms: the verb is built from the noun pot (path, route) with the productive suffix -ovati; potovanje denotes travel or a journey. The common cognates appear in other Slavic languages as well.

Conjugation: jaz potujem, ti potuješ, on/ona/ono potuje, mi potujemo, vi potujete, oni/one potujejo. Past tense is formed with the auxiliary verb sem/si/je and the past participle (potoval, potovala, potovalo), as in “Jaz sem potoval” (I travelled) or “Jaz sem potovala” (I travelled, feminine).

Usage: potujem describes travel as an activity, habit, or planned action. It is used for business trips, vacations, or daily commuting when travel is involved. Slovenian negation uses “ne”: ne potujem. Examples: Jaz potujem danes v Ljubljano. Potujem po Evropi.

See also: related terms include potovanje (travel, journey) and pot (path).