ülhetnek

Élhetnek is a Hungarian verb form. It is the third-person plural present tense of the verb élni (to live) in the potential mood, formed with the suffix -hat/-het indicating possibility. In English, élhetnek translates as they may live or they could live.

Formation and related forms: The potential mood attaches to the infinitive stem and carries personal endings. For élni, the present potential forms are: én élhetek, te élhetsz, ő élhet, mi élhetünk, ti élhetetek, ők élhetnek. The stress in Hungarian generally falls on the first syllable of the word.

Usage: The form is used to express possibility, potential, or permission in a present or general sense, often in hypothetical or conditional contexts. Examples: Az emberek élhetnek hosszabb életet, ha egészséges életmódot folytatnak. (People may live longer if they pursue a healthy lifestyle.) A lakók élhetnek a városban, ha megfelelnek a feltételeknek. (The residents may live in the city if they meet the conditions.) These sentences show how élhetnek communicates potential rather than certainty.

Notes: The Hungarian potential mood is distinct from the conditional and is typically used to convey possibility or permissive nuance rather than obligation. It appears in both everyday and literary contexts and forms part of a broader set of -hat/-het constructions that express modality across different verbs. Etymology-wise, élhetnek is derived from the verb élni plus the modal suffix -hat/-het and the appropriate personal ending.