Növelhetnek

Növelhetnek is a Hungarian verb form derived from növelni, meaning to increase or enlarge. It represents the potential (possibility) mood in the third-person plural finite conjugation, corresponding to “they may increase” or “they could increase.” The infinitive is növelni, the stem is növel-, and the form is built with the modal suffix -het- followed by the third-person plural ending -nek, yielding növelhetnek. In contrast, the present indicative third-person plural is növelnek.

Morphology and usage details: The form is used to express potential or hypothetical action rather than a stated fact. It is common in formal, analytical, or policy-related contexts where one discusses possible outcomes, forecasts, or hypothetical scenarios. The construction can be applied to transitive uses, where the subject performs the act of increasing something, for example: A bevételek növelhetnek. (Revenues may increase.) The exact object of increase can vary, as long as the sentence remains grammatically coherent with a plural subject.

Context and register: Növelhetnek appears mainly in written Hungarian, technical writing, reports, and analytical discourse. It may be replaced in everyday speech by simpler constructions such as “növelhetik” or “lehet növelni,” depending on emphasis and regional usage. The form is one of several Hungarian modal-inflected constructions formed with the -hat/-het suffix to indicate possibility.

See also: növelés (the act of increasing), növelni (to increase), lehetőségi mód (potential mood).

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