összehúzódjanak

összehúzódjanak is the third-person plural present subjunctive form of the Hungarian verb összehúzódni, meaning to contract, shrink, or withdraw. It expresses a hypothetical or desired action and is used primarily in subordinate clauses after verbs of desire, necessity, or expectation, often in formal or technical contexts.

Form and usage notes: The stem is összehúzód-, to which the present subjunctive plural suffix -janak (or -jenek, depending on vowel harmony) is attached, yielding összehúzódjanak. The form agrees with a plural subject. A typical usage pattern is in clauses introduced by hogy to express aims or hypothetical outcomes. For example: A kutatók arra törekszenek, hogy a sejtek összehúzódjanak. This illustrates how the subjunctive states a desired result within a formal or scientific statement.

Context and nuance: The subjunctive mood in Hungarian often appears in written, technical, or normative text to convey wishes, intentions, possibilities, or requirements. It contrasts with the indicative mood, which states actual facts. The subjunctive form is one of several mood forms that the verb összehúzódni can take, depending on person, number, and syntactic role.

Etymology and related forms: The word is built from the prefix össze- (together, in a way that brings elements closer) and the verb húzódni (to pull, to draw, or to contract). Related forms include összehúzódik (present indicative) and the noun összehúzódás (contraction, shortening).