Elválasztanak

Elválasztanak is a Hungarian finite verb form. It is the third-person plural present indicative active form of the verb elválasztani, meaning to separate, detach, detach from something, or distinguish. In use, it can describe agents performing an act of separation or, in a broad sense, making distinctions between elements.

Morphology and usage

The form is built from the stem elválaszt- with the personal ending -anak, following Hungarian vowel harmony. As a transitive verb, elválasztani typically takes a direct object representing what is being separated and may be paired with a phrase indicating what the elements are separated from (for example from a group or from each other). It can be used in concrete contexts (object separation in manufacturing or sorting) or abstract ones (distinguishing categories or features).

Nuances and related forms

Similar verbs include szétválasztani (to split into pieces, to separate into parts) and elkülöníteni (to distinguish or separate out). Elválasztani often emphasizes detaching or isolating a component from a broader whole, while szétválasztani can stress division into separate parts. The form elválasztanak appears in statements about multiple agents performing separation.

Examples

- A mérnökök elválasztanak két összetevőt a gyártási folyamatban.

- A beszédben a szótagokat elválasztják.

- A részeket elválasztják egymástól.

Etymology

Elválasztani derives from el- (prefix indicating separation or outward action) plus választ- (root related to choosing or separating), with the sense of removing or detaching a component from a whole.