razlikujejo

Razlikuju is a present tense form of the South Slavic verb razlikovati, used in Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian to mean distinguish or differentiate. It can be used transitively, for example when identifying differences between two or more things, or in reflexive construction to express that things differ from one another as in razlikuju se. The infinitive form of the verb is razlikovati (or razlikovati se in the intransitive sense). The noun razlika means difference. The prefix raz- signals separation or differentiation, and the verb is built from the noun with a productive aspectual pattern common in these languages.

In usage, razlikuju denotes comparing items to identify distinct features, characteristics, or categories. It is common in everyday language as well as in academic or technical contexts, where speakers talk about how concepts, results, or objects differ from one another. For example, two options may razlikovati se po cijeni, or two colors may razlikuju se po nijansi, indicating how they differ in price or shade, respectively.

Morphology and related forms include the 3rd person singular razlikuje (he/she/it distinguishes) and the first person singular razlikujem (I distinguish). The plural present form is razlikuju, as in oni razlikuju ili oni razlikuju se. Related vocabulary includes razlika (difference) and različit (different), which share the same etymological root.

Etymologically, the verb is tied to the noun razlika (difference) and uses the prefix raz- to express a process of separating or identifying distinctions. This makes razlikovati a common verb for discussing comparisons, categorization, and differentiation across contexts.