Hevítik

Hevítik is a Hungarian verb form, specifically the third-person plural present indicative of the verb hevít, meaning to heat up or warm. The verb is transitive and typically requires a direct object, such as water, metal, or another substance being heated.

In usage, hevítik describes the action of applying heat to raise a substance’s temperature. For example, A vizet hevítik. translates to They heat the water. The verb appears in cooking, science, and industrial contexts, where heating liquids, softening materials, or initiating physical or chemical changes is involved. The noun hevítés denotes the act or process of heating.

Etymology and forms: hevít is formed from the root hev- meaning hot, with the -ít suffix, which indicates an active causative action. The related noun hevítés means heating. The form hevítik is the present tense, 3rd person plural.

Grammatical notes: Hungarian verbs conjugate for person and number; hevítik marks an ongoing or general action carried out by multiple subjects. While it is used in active voice, the corresponding passive sense is typically expressed with alternative constructions or related forms (for example, felhevítés for heating up a substance).

See also: hevítés, melegítés, felhevítés.