Késztessék

Késztessék is a Hungarian verb form derived from the verb késztetni, meaning to urge, prompt or induce someone to take action. It represents a mood and person combination used to express exhortation directed at a third-person plural subject. In practice it functions similarly to an optative or jussive construction: roughly “that they urge” or “let them urge.” The form is most common in formal, administrative, or literary Hungarian and is rare in everyday speech.

Morphology and related forms: késztessék is the 3rd person plural present subjunctive (hortative) form. Related forms include késztessen (3rd person singular present subjunctive, “let him/her urge”), késztessékek (alternative historical spelling seen in some texts), késztessétek (2nd person plural present imperative, “you all urged”), and késztessük (1st person plural present subjunctive, “let us urge”). These forms share the same stem késztet- and the suffixes mark person, number, and mood.

Usage and register: most often appears in formal or legal language, in subordinate clauses introduced by hogy or in prescriptions and recommendations. It conveys a directive-like exhortation rather than a straightforward command. In contemporary everyday Hungarian, simpler alternatives such as ösztönözni or sarkalni are more common in casual speech.

Example sentences:

- A jogszabály szerint a felügyeleti szerv késztessék a vállalatokat a biztonsági előírások betartására.

- A tanács javasolja, hogy a testület késztessék a résztvevőket a közös megoldás keresésére.

See also: késztet, ösztönöz, sarkall.