reguliuoju

Reguliuoju is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Lithuanian verb reguliuoti, which means to regulate, adjust, or tune. The infinitive is reguliuoti, and the verb belongs to the regular -uoti type. In usage, reguliuoti covers adjusting settings on machines or software, as well as establishing or enforcing standards and rules in more administrative or policy contexts.

Morphology and usage notes: As a typical -uoti verb, its present tense conjugation is: aš reguliuoju, tu reguliuoji, jis/ji reguliuoja, mes reguliuojame, jūs reguliuojate, jie/jos reguliuoja. The related noun form is reguliavimas (regulation, adjustment), and the adjective reguluotas (regulated). The verb can describe both technical calibration (reguliuoti įrenginį) and normative control (reguliuoti veiklą, paslaugą).

Context and nuance: Reguliuoti often implies bringing something into conformity with a standard, a mechanism to ensure consistency, safety, or compliance. It can also refer to fine-tuning or calibrating instruments and systems. In legal or regulatory discourse, reguliuoti denotes setting or enforcing rules and limits.

Examples: Aš reguliuoju temperatūrą kambaryje. We are regulating or adjusting the room temperature. Jie reguliuoja automobilio saugumo sistemas. They regulate or tune the vehicle’s safety systems. Štai kaip reguliuojama veikla atitinka standartus. This is how regulated activity complies with standards.

Etymology and variants: The word is of Baltic origin, likely influenced by cognates in other European languages with Latin roots related to regula or regulation. Reguliuoti has several related forms in Lithuanian, including reguliavimas (regulation) and reguliuotas (regulated).