Kapják

Kapják is a form in Hungarian grammar. It is the third-person plural present tense of the verb kapni, which means to receive, to obtain, or to catch depending on the context. The form is built from the verb stem kap- plus the present-tense personal ending -ják. The full present-tense paradigm for kapni is: kapok, kapsz, kapja, kapjuk, kapjátok, kapják.

In use, kapják denotes that multiple subjects are performing the action in the present time. For example, Ők kapják a levelet means “They receive the letter.” Similarly, Ők kapják meg az értesítést can be rendered as “They obtain/receive the notification.” The meaning can shift with context from obtaining or receiving to catching in specific constructions, though catching is often expressed with related phrases such as megkapják or elkapják depending on nuance.

Notes on morphology: kapják shares the regular pattern of -ni verbs in Hungarian, attaching the 3rd person plural ending -ják to the root kap-. The corresponding 3rd person singular form is kapja, and the 2nd person plural is kapjátok, while the 1st person plural is kapjuk.

See also: kapni, Hungarian verb conjugation, present tense.