Sajátítsanak

Sajátítsanak is a Hungarian verb form belonging to the verb sajátít, meaning to acquire, adopt, or internalize something. The form is the third-person plural present subjunctive (often called hortative or optative) and is used to express wishes, possibilities, or hypothetical actions in subordinate clauses, typically after the conjunction hogy or in formal instructions.

Morphology and formation: it is built from the stem sajátít- with the subjunctive ending -janak/-jenek. In this specific phonetic context, assimilation between the stem ending t and the following j sound produces the characteristic form sajáttítsank, which standardly appears as sajátítsanak. The form contrasts with the indicative 3rd person plural sajátítanak (they acquire) and with the infinitive sajátítani.

Usage and examples: jwenn in formal or instructional language, to convey a wish, recommendation, or instruction. For example: Azt szeretném, hogy a diákok sajátítsanak el új készségeket. Here, the clause expresses a desired action rather than a simple statement of fact. The full expression can be followed by an object, as in sajátítsanak el egy készséget, vagy elmélyítsenek egy ismeretet. In everyday speech, the present subjunctive is less frequent than the indicative, but it appears in written or policy-oriented Hungarian.

Related forms: the noun form is sajátítás (acquisition, internalization), and the base verb is sajátít. The form sajáttítsank is a phonological variant; orthographically standard is sajátítsanak in its common usage.

See also: sajátít, sajátítás.