Megérkezhetnek

Megérkezhetnek is a Hungarian verb form used to express the possibility that a group of people or things may arrive. It represents the third-person plural form in the present potential mood of the verb érkezik (to arrive), created with the prefix meg- and the suffix -het to indicate possibility, followed by the plural personal ending -nek.

Morphology and form. The base stem is érkez-, the potential suffix is -het (chosen to agree with vowel harmony), and the 3rd-person plural ending is -nek, yielding megérkezhetnek. The corresponding singular form is megérkezhet (he/she/it may arrive). This construction is distinct from the indicative future megérkeznek (they will arrive), and from the conditional megérkezhetnének (they could arrive in a hypothetical sense).

Usage. Megérkezhetnek is used to state or discuss a possibility rather than a certainty. It often appears in contexts involving plans, schedules, or expectations about arrivals, for example: “A vendégek megérkezhetnek holnap,” meaning “The guests may arrive tomorrow.” It can be combined with adverbs or phrases that express probability or doubt, such as talán (perhaps) or lehet (it may be).

Negation and related forms. The negative form is nem érkezhetnek (they may not arrive) or nem érkezhetnek meg, depending on phrasing. Related forms include megérkezhet (singular, they may arrive) and megérkezhetnek (plural, they may arrive). The form is part of a broader Hungarian pattern where -hat/-het marks potential mood for verb stems, with subject agreement carried by person/number endings.