When discussing what someone does for a living, we often use the verb delati. For example, Jaz delam kot učitelj (I work as a teacher). It can also be used to inquire about someone's profession, as in Kaj delaš? (What do you do?).
Beyond employment, delati also means to do, referring to an action or activity. For instance, Delam domačo nalogo (I'm doing my homework) or Kaj delaš danes? (What are you doing today?). The context usually clarifies whether it refers to working or doing a general activity.
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short, common verb
short, regular conjugation at A1 level
short, high frequency of use
clear pronunciation, common sound patterns
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Delati is a versatile verb in Slovenian. It can mean both 'to work' and 'to do', similar to how 'do' can sometimes imply work in English (e.g., 'What do you do for a living?'). Context will usually make the meaning clear.
When referring to employment, 'delati' is used directly with the location or profession:
- Jaz delam v šoli. (I work at school.)
- Ona dela kot učiteljica. (She works as a teacher.)
- Kaj delaš? (What are you doing?)
- Delam domačo nalogo. (I'm doing homework.)
A common mistake is trying to translate 'do' too literally in every context. While 'delati' covers many uses, sometimes other verbs are more appropriate.
For example, if you want to say 'I do sports', you wouldn't typically use 'delati'. You'd say 'Treniram šport.' (I train/practice sport.) or 'Ukvarjam se s športom.' (I engage in sport.)
Also, remember its conjugation. It's an imperfective verb, meaning it describes ongoing or habitual actions. For a completed action, you might use a perfective counterpart (e.g., 'narediti' for 'to do/make something').
Incorrect: Jaz delam šport. (Literal: I work/do sport.)
Correct: Treniram šport. (I train/practice sport.)
Incorrect: On dela napako. (Literal: He works/does a mistake.)
Correct: On dela napake. (He makes mistakes - habitual, plural) or On je naredil napako. (He made a mistake - singular, completed action).
Teste-toi 6 questions
Izberite pravilno obliko glagola 'delati' v stavku: 'On ___ na projektu, ki bo spremenil svet.'
Pravilna oblika glagola 'delati' za tretjo osebo ednine (on/ona/ono) je 'dela'.
Katera možnost najbolje dopolnjuje stavek: 'Kljub vsem oviram, ki so se pojavile, so še naprej ___ s polno paro.'
Glagol 'delati' v pretekliku za množino moškega spola (so) je 'delali'.
Izberite ustrezno obliko glagola 'delati' za prihodnost: 'Jutri bomo ___ na rešitvi problema do poznih ur.'
V prihodnosti (z 'bom/bomo') uporabimo nedoločnik glagola, torej 'delati'.
Stavek 'Mi delajo na novih strategijah.' je slovnično pravilen v slovenščini.
Pravilna oblika glagola 'delati' za prvo osebo množine (mi) je 'delamo', ne 'delajo'. Torej bi bilo 'Mi delamo na novih strategijah'.
Izraz 'delati se neumnega' pomeni pretvarjati se, da si neumen, kljub temu da veš več.
Fraza 'delati se neumnega' resnično pomeni pretvarjati se, da si neumen, običajno da bi se izognili odgovornosti ali da bi pridobili informacije.
Če nekdo reče 'To mi dela težave', pomeni, da mu to pomaga pri reševanju problema.
Fraza 'To mi dela težave' pomeni, da nekaj povzroča probleme ali ovire, ne pa da pomaga.
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