Adhatja

Adhatja is a Hungarian verb form derived from adni, meaning “to give.” It represents the third-person singular present potential mood with a definite direct object and is commonly translated as “he may give it” or “it could be given by him.” The form combines the verb stem ad- with the potential suffix -hat/-het and the definite-object suffix -ja/-je, yielding adhát-ja in standard spelling, with the exact pronunciation depending on context.

Formation and use:

- Mood: potential (can/may give).

- Object: definite direct object, which triggers the definite conjugation suffix -ja/-je on the verb.

- Resulting form: adhathatja or adhathja (written as adhathatja in many descriptions, but commonly seen as adhát-ja with the short forms preserved in pronunciation). In practice, the essential meaning is “he may give it.”

In sentences, adhathatja is used when the speaker refers to a specific, identifiable object being given. For example:

- A tanár adhathatja a könyvet. (The teacher may give the book.)

- Az igazgató adhathatja a feladatot a csapatnak. (The director may give the assignment to the team.)

These examples illustrate how the definite object is incorporated into the verb form.

Related forms include adhathat (with an indefinite object, meaning “may give [something]”) and adhathná (conditional mood: “could give”). The form adheres to Hungarian grammar rules for definite direct objects, where the verb takes a conjugation reflecting the object’s definiteness.

Notes:

- Adhatja is relatively specialized and most common in formal or written Hungarian, or in grammatical discussions of mood and object concord.

- It contrasts with non-definite forms like adhath, which do not include the definite-object suffix.