usmjeravate

Usmjeravate is a form of the Croatian verb usmjeravati, used as the second-person plural present tense. The base verb usmjeravati is imperfective and means to direct, guide, or steer toward a goal, direction, or outcome. As a present-tense form, usmjeravate describes an ongoing or repeated action by you all, such as directing resources, attention, or efforts.

Grammatically, usmjeravate is the present indicative form for the subject you plural (vi). It is commonly found in everyday speech, instructional texts, and professional writing when describing ongoing directing or guiding actions. The imperfective aspect emphasizes process or continuation rather than a completed action.

Usage and nuance: usmjeravate is often used in management, project planning, urban and organizational contexts, and political or strategic communication to indicate that a group is directing activities toward specified priorities. Metaphorically, it can describe shaping opinions, behaviors, or policies through deliberate guidance.

Etymology and related forms: the verb derives from usmjeravati, with the root smjer meaning direction and the prefix u- reinforcing the sense of directing toward something. Related forms include usmjerava (third-person singular present), usmjeravaju (third-person plural present), and the perfective counterpart usmjeriti, which has its own present-tense forms (e.g., usmjerite for you). The noun form usmjeravanje can refer to directing or guidance in a general sense.

See also: usmjeravati, usmjeriti, usmjerenje.