Befejezdik

Befejezdik is a form of the Hungarian verb befejezni, which means to finish or to complete. It is commonly described as a nonstandard or dialectal variant of the third-person plural present tense, and in standard Hungarian the corresponding form is befejezik. The existence of befejezdik reflects the interaction between the root befejezd- and the typical plural ending -ik, a combination that appears in some colloquial and regional speech patterns.

Morphology and usage notes indicate that befejezdik functions as a finite verb form for the subject they in present time. In standard writing and formal contexts, you would normally encounter the form befejezik, as in "Ők befejezik a projektet." The variant befejezdik is more likely to appear in informal speech, dialectal writing, or in transcriptions that reflect pronunciation patterns rather than prescriptive grammar.

Examples:

- Standard: Ők befejezik a projektet.

- Dialectal/colloquial: Ők befejezdik a projektet.

Despite its presence in some speech varieties, befejezdik is not the preferred form in standard Hungarian orthography. Learners and writers are generally advised to use befejezik for the third-person plural present tense of befejezni.

Etymology follows the root befejezd- from befejezni, with the suffix -ik added to mark the third-person plural in certain dialectal realizations. The form illustrates how Hungarian verb conjugations can vary across registers while preserving a common lexical meaning. See also befejezni and befejezik for standard usage and conjugation.