usiluje

Usiluje is a present tense, third-person singular form of the verb usilovat (Czech) and usilovať (Slovak), both meaning to strive, endeavor, or seek to achieve. The form is used to describe ongoing effort by a subject toward a goal.

In Czech and Slovak, the infinitives are usilovat and usilovať, respectively. Usiluje typically expresses active, purposeful effort and is often followed by the object of the striving. In Czech, it is common to join the expression with the preposition o to indicate the goal, as in usiluje o spravedlnost (Czech). In Slovak, a parallel construction uses usiluje o and a corresponding object, such as usiluje o spravodlivosť.

Usage notes: Usiluje is a finite form, so it agrees with a third-person subject and does not by itself indicate mood beyond the indicative present. Other person forms exist for contexts involving I, you, we, or they, but usiluje remains the standard third-person singular form. The verb belongs to a broader Slavic family of verbs centered on effort and pursuit, often contrasted with synonyms such as snažit se (to try) or usilování (endeavour).

See also: usilovat/usilovať (the infinitive forms), snažit se (to try), usilovný (diligent), endeavours in Slavic languages.