uporablja

Uporablja is the third-person singular present tense form of the Slovenian verb uporabljati, meaning to use or to employ. It is an imperfective verb, typically used to describe habitual, ongoing, or repeated use. The perfective counterpart is uporabiti, which expresses a completed or single act of using. The noun form upoba rab a? No, the noun is uporaba, meaning usage or application, and related terms include uporabnik (user) and uporaben (usable).

Grammar and usage: Uporablja takes a direct object in the accusative when naming what is being used, for example, On uporablja nov računalnik (He uses a new computer). It can also be used in passive-like constructions with se, as in Ta naprava se uporablja v medicini (This device is used in medicine). In broader contexts, it covers the use of tools, methods, data, language features, and technologies, and it appears across technical, scientific, and everyday Slovenian.

Context and nuance: The distinction between uporabljati (to use in general) and uporabljiti (to use in a particular, completed sense) is important in Slovenian. Uporablja often conveys ongoing applicability or routine practice, while uporabiti emphasizes a specific instance of usage. The term can appear in instructions, descriptions of procedures, research reporting, and discussions of language or policy where mentioning how something is used is relevant.

Related concepts: uporaba (usage, application), uporaben (usable), uporabnik (user), and related verbs such as rabiti and izrabiti, which are used in similar but stylistically different ways. Overall, uporablja is a common, versatile form used to describe the act of using something in present, habitual, or general terms.