írhatok

írhatok is a Hungarian verb form functioning as the first-person singular of the potential (modal) mood of the verb írni, which means to write. It expresses possibility or permission and translates roughly as “I can write” or “I may write,” depending on context. It is not the ordinary present tense, but a feature used to convey that writing is possible under certain conditions or that permission is granted.

Morphology and formation occur by attaching the modal suffix -hat/het to the verb stem and adding the appropriate personal ending. For írni, the form in the first-person singular is írhatok. Other persons use the same modal suffix with their respective endings to express “you can write,” “he/she/it can write,” “we can write,” and so on (e.g., írhatok, írhatsz, írhat, írhatunk, írhatnak). The exact spelling can vary with phonology, but the underlying mechanism is the combination of the stem, the modal -hat/het, and a personal ending.

Usage notes: the potential mood is used to indicate possibility, hypothetical ability, or polite permission. It often appears in conditional or uncertain contexts and can be negated with nem, as in nem írhatok meaning “I cannot write.” In everyday speech, Hungarian speakers may prefer other constructions for clearer or more definite meaning, but írhatok remains a standard way to express potential ability in the first person.

See also: Hungarian grammar, potential mood, -hat/-het suffix, verbírni.