Olvasnak

Olvasnak is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Hungarian verb olvasni, meaning “to read.” It is used with plural subjects, such as ők or a plural noun phrase, to express that they read in the present or as a habitual action. The infinitive of the verb is olvasni, and the present tense forms for all persons are: én olvasok, te olvasol, ő olvas, mi olvasunk, ti olvastok, ők olvasnak.

In everyday Hungarian, olvasnak appears in sentences like “A diákok olvasnak,” meaning “The students are reading” or “The students read.” The verb commonly takes a direct object in the accusative case, for example “könyvet olvasnak” (they read a book). Like other present-tense forms, olvasnak agrees with the subject in number and person.

Usage notes: olvasnak denotes present tense, not past; the past tense would use a different form, such as olvastak. The form olvasnak can be used with both precise statements about reality and more general habitual statements, depending on context. It is the standard, non-emphatic form to describe multiple subjects performing the act of reading.

Related forms include olvasok (I read), olvasol (you read, singular informal), olvas (he/she reads), olvasunk (we read), and olvastok (you read, plural). The verb belongs to everyday Hungarian vocabulary and is widely used in both spoken and written language.