Felváltja

Felváltja is a Hungarian verb form, specifically the third-person singular present indicative of felváltani. The verb felváltani means to replace, to substitute, or to take over from someone, and the prefix fel- adds a sense of taking over or initiating a substitution. In usage, felváltja typically denotes the act of one person or group taking over a role, duty, or position from another.

Grammatically, felváltja is part of a conjugation pattern built on the verb váltani (to change or to replace) with the prefix fel-. The base verb felváltani has related forms such as felváltom, felváltod, felváltja, felváltjuk, felváltjátok, and felváltják for present indicative; past tenses include felváltottam, felváltottad, felváltotta, etc. The form felváltja appears when the subject is he, she, or it, in the present tense.

Usage notes: felváltja is commonly used in contexts involving shifts, replacements, or rotations of personnel, equipment, or responsibilities. It can appear with a direct object indicating what is being replaced or with a temporal or situational reference to the substitution. Examples include shifts or watches being alternated or workers taking over from a colleague.

Example sentences:

- A műszakokat a dolgozók felváltják. (The shifts are alternated by the workers.)

- A következő őr felváltja az előzőt a szolgálatban.

Related terms include váltás (change or shift), felcserélni (to swap), and váltó (substitute or relay). Felváltja reflects the common Hungarian mechanism of substitution through taking over duties or positions.