usmerjati

Usmerjati is a Slovenian verb meaning to direct, guide, orient, or steer. It is used to describe the act of guiding actions, attention, development, or processes, as well as directing physical movement or flows. The imperfective form emphasizes ongoing or repeated directing, while the perfective form usmeriti refers to completing the directing action.

Forms and usage

As an imperfective verb, usmerjati forms include usmerjam, usmerjaš, usmerja, usmerjamo, usmerjate, usmerjajo. The corresponding perfective form is usmeriti, with forms such as usmerim, usmeriš, usmeri, usmerimo, usmerite, usmerijo. Usmerjati is commonly used with objects like pozornost (attention), razvoj (development), politiko (policy), promet (traffic), ali delovanje (operation). Noun forms include usmerjanje (the act of directing) and usmerjevalnik in some technical contexts.

Typical contexts

- Education and management: usmerjati učence ali zaposlenike k določeni misli ali cilju.

- Policy and strategy: usmerjati razvoj gospodarstva ali socialne politike.

- Communication and behavior: usmerjati vedenje ali fokus opozoril na varnostne ukrepe.

- Technik and logistics: usmerjati tok ali smer energije, prometa ali plinov.

Example sentences

Učitelj usmerja učence k razmišljanju o etičnih vprašanjih. Politika usmerja razvoj infrastrukture. Uporabniki so usmerjeni k pravilni uporabi programa.

Sestavezje

Usmerjati ima široko uporabo v formalnem in neformalnem jeziku ter je pogosto zamenljive z izrazi, ki pomenijo usmeritev ali usklajevanje, odvisno od konteksta. Vzikli glagol usmeriti se pogosto uporablja, kadar je poudarek na doseganju jasne smeri ali cilja.