Demonstráltok

Demonstráltok is a Hungarian verb form that corresponds to the second person plural present tense of the verb demonstrál. In English terms, it means “you (all) demonstrate.” The form is used when addressing multiple people who themselves perform a demonstration or show something.

Origin and meaning: The verb demonstrál is a loanword in Hungarian, derived from Latin demonstrare and taken into Hungarian through various European languages such as French or German. In Hungarian, demonstrál covers senses such as to demonstrate something by showing or proving it, to illustrate a concept, or to perform a live demonstration (for example in education or science). The related noun demonstráció refers to a demonstration in the sense of a public display or protest, while bemutatás or demonstrálás can be used for general showing or illustrating.

Usage notes: Demonstráltok appears in neutral and formal as well as informal contexts whenever the speaker addresses a group of people who are performing the act of demonstrating. It is common in educational, scientific, and professional speech to describe activities like experiments, methods, or procedures being demonstrated to an audience. In political contexts, the term demonstration for protest uses the noun demonstráció rather than this verb form.

Examples:

- Ti demonstráltok a kísérlet során, és bemutatjátok az eredményt. (You (plural) demonstrate during the experiment and show the result.)

- A tanár megköszöni, hogy demonstráltok, és válaszoltok a kérdésekre.

See also: demonstráció, demonstrálás, bemutatás.