Abbahagyjuk

Abbahagyjuk is a Hungarian verb form meaning “we abandon” or “we stop” an activity or course of action. It expresses a deliberate cessation and is used when the speakers indicate that they will no longer continue with something. The phrase is transitive and commonly takes a direct object, for example a project or habit.

Etymology and nuance: The form derives from the verb hagyni (to leave, or to let) with the prefix abba-, producing a sense of terminating or giving up. Abbahagy- forms convey final cessation rather than a mere temporary pause. The noun related to this action is abbahagyás, meaning cessation or abandonment.

Grammar and usage: Abbahagyjuk is the first-person plural present indicative form of the verb abbahagyni. Other present tense forms include: én abbahagyom, te abbahagyod, ő abbahagyja, ti abbahagyjátok, ők abbahagyják. The word is typically used with a direct object to specify what is being abandoned, such as a project, a habit, or a plan. It can also appear in different tenses and moods as part of a longer sentence.

Examples: A projektet abbahagyjuk. (We are abandoning the project.) Ha ezt nem javítjuk meg, abbahagyom a részvételt. (If this is not corrected, I will quit participating.)

See also: hagyni, abbahagyás, felhagy, megszűnik. The term is related to other Hungarian verbs describing cessation or discontinuation and is used across formal and informal registers to describe ending an ongoing endeavor.