Következhet

Következhet is a Hungarian verb form derived from következik, meaning to follow or to ensue. The form uses the modal suffix -het, which marks possibility; thus következhet translates roughly as may follow or could follow. It is used to discuss potential sequences, next steps, or outcomes in a range of contexts—academic, technical, narrative, and everyday discourse.

Grammatical notes: The -het suffix creates a modal meaning, and the form is finite without personal endings, with the subject typically implicit or stated in a following clause. It corresponds to English may follow or could follow and is common in forward-looking statements that describe what might come next rather than what necessarily will.

Examples: A protokoll szerint a következő lépés következhet. Az események lefolyása alapján hamarosan következhet a döntés. These sentences show how következhet conveys that a next step or decision may occur, depending on circumstances or sequence.

Etymology: The word comes from the verb következik (to follow, to ensue), with the suffix -het marking modality to express possibility. It is a formal, often technical or descriptive construction used when discussing order, consequences, or hypothetical progressions.