Járunk

Járunk is the first-person plural present tense form of the Hungarian verb járni, which means to go, to walk, to travel, or to attend regularly. The sense of the verb is versatile: it can describe physical movement between places, moving about in a general sense, or habitual attendance at a place or activity.

In use, járni often expresses regular or habitual action rather than a single event. Common examples include attending institutions or places: Iskolába járunk (We go to school), templomba járunk (We go to church, or attend church), piacra járunk (We go to the market). The meaning can shift slightly with context, emphasizing either routine travel or general movement through an area.

Grammatical notes: járunk is the 1st person plural form of the present tense of járni. Other present-tense forms arejárok (I go), jársz (you go), jár (he/she/it goes), jártok (you plural go), and járnak (they go). The past tense form is jártunk (we went or we used to go). Future actions can be expressed with combinations like fogunk járni (we will go) or with present-tense forms accompanied by time expressions.

Etymology: járni is a native Hungarian verb with a long attested history; the root jár- appears in various related forms and compounds. The word is widely used in everyday speech and written Hungarian, making it a fundamental part of basic verb usage in the language.