Jellemzik

Jellemzik is a Hungarian verb form meaning "they characterize" or "they describe." It is the third-person plural present indicative of the verb jellemezni (to characterize, to describe). The form is used in both ordinary and formal prose to indicate that multiple subjects are performing the action of characterizing something.

Morphology and usage details: The infinitive is jellemezni; the present stem is jellemez-. The third-person singular present form is jellemzi, and the third-person plural present form is jellemzik. The form jellemzik is used when the subject is plural, for example: A csoportok jellemzik a jelenséget. This construction is regular for verbs in the -ezni group.

Semantic notes: Jellemezni conveys describing the characteristics, features, or defining traits of something. The related noun jellemző means characteristic or feature, and the noun jellemzés denotes description or characterization. These terms share the same semantic field and are commonly found in academic, journalistic, and descriptive writing in Hungarian.

See also: jellemezni, jellemző, jellemzők, jellemzés.

Examples:

- A csoportok jellemzik a jelenséget. (The groups characterize/describe the phenomenon.)

- A tanulmány megállapítja, hogy a vizsgált készletek jellemzői jelentősen különböznek. (The study notes that the characteristics of the examined datasets differ significantly.)