upravlja

Upravlja is a present-tense form used in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Slovenian. It is the third-person singular form of the verb upravljati, meaning to manage, operate, or control. The sense of the word spans administration and leadership as well as the handling of machines, systems, or processes. In general usage, upravlja indicates that someone or something is actively directing or overseeing an activity.

Linguistically, upravlja corresponds to the subject performing the action of managing or operating. It is used with a wide range of subjects, from people to organizations to devices. Related forms include upravljanje (management), upravljač (controller or joystick in some varieties), and upravljački (control-related).

In technical and organizational contexts, the term is common in phrases describing control or operation of equipment and software. For example, upravljački sustav refers to a control system, and upravljati softverom means to operate software. The word often appears in discussions of governance, corporate administration, and process management, as well as in engineering and information technology.

Etymology and cognates: the verb derives from the noun uprava, administration or management, and is cognate across Slavic languages. Related nouns and adjectives broaden the semantic field to include management and control, with forms such as upravljanje, upravitelj, and upravljački used in various technical and administrative contexts.