Ragadják

Ragadják is a Hungarian verb form that appears as the third-person plural present indicative of ragadni, meaning they grab, seize, or cling. The form consists of the stem ragad- plus the plural present suffix -ják (the final -a, -e, -á occurs due to vowel harmony in Hungarian, but in this concrete form it is fused as ragadják). As a present-tense form, ragadják is used with plural subjects such as ők (they).

Ragadni means to take hold of something with the hand, to seize, or more broadly to cling to something. In addition to literal grabbing, ragadni can be used in figurative senses, for example to seize or hold onto opportunities, to cling to ideas, or to stick to a course of action. Ragadják, therefore, often appears in contexts describing multiple agents taking hold of or securing something.

Usage and nuances: ragadják meg a labdát, they seize the ball; ragadják meg a lehetőséget, they seize the opportunity. The verb is regular in its conjugation for the present tense, but like other Hungarian verbs it participates in prefixed forms (such as meg- in ragadják meg). In contrast to megragadni (to seize more forcefully or decisively), ragadni covers a broader sense of grabbing or sticking.

See also: ragadni, megragadni, ragasztani.

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