Helyezhetünk

Helyezhetünk is a finite form of the Hungarian verb helyezni, meaning to place or to position. It belongs to the potential mood and is used to express that we can place something, or that placing something is possible in the present or near future. As a first-person plural form, it corresponds to “we can place” or “we could place,” depending on context.

Morphology and construction: The form is built from the verb stem helyez-, with the suffix -het indicating possibility (potential mood) and the personal ending -nk marking the subject “mi” (we). The basic form without a spatial prefix is helyezhetünk. The prefix el- can be added to create elhelyezhetünk, meaning “we can place (something) somewhere” or “we can position (something) at a location.” For example, Helyezhetünk egy térképet a falra (We can place a map on the wall).

Usage: Helyezhetünk is common in planning, proposals, or instructions where the speaker considers arranging objects or elements. It signals possibility rather than obligation and does not by itself specify the object or location, which is supplied by the sentence context. Negative forms are nem helyezhetünk, meaning “we cannot place.”

Related forms and distinctions: Helyeznénk expresses a conditional meaning (“we would place”). Helyezhetnénk expresses a hypothetical with nuance of possibility (“we could possibly place”). The verb’s basic, non-potential form is helyezni, and related nouns include helyezés (placement) and elhelyezés (arrangement, placement).