Felkapcsoljuk

Felkapcsoljuk is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Hungarian verb felkapcsolni, meaning to switch on or turn on a device or system. It is used when the speaker and others perform the action together, typically with electrical appliances, lights, or machinery. The English equivalent is “we turn on” or “we switch on.” The form is common in instruction manuals, conversations, and everyday speech.

Origin and meaning: The compound is built from the prefix fel- (up, onto) attached to kapcsolni (“to connect, to switch”). The combined meaning emphasizes activating by moving a switch or control to the on position. Felkapcsolni is the infinitive; felkapcsoljuk is the present tense, 1st person plural.

Inflection and usage: In Hungarian, verbs are conjugated for person; other forms include felkapcsolom, felkapcsolsz, felkapcsolja, felkapcsoljuk, felkapcsoljátok, felkapcsolják. Typical sentence structures place the object before or after the verb, thanks to flexible word order: Mi felkapcsoljuk a villanyt. A számítógépet felkapcsoljuk. (We turn on the lights. We turn on the computer.)

Related terms: A more general synonym is bekapcsolni, which also means “to turn on.” The choice can depend on device and context; felkapcsolni often implies activating by moving a physical switch upward.