Szabadítanak

Szabadítanak is the third-person plural present tense form of the Hungarian verb szabadít, meaning to liberate or to free. It denotes an action carried out by multiple subjects in the present. The base verb is szabadít, whose infinitive is szabadítani; related nouns include szabadítás (liberation, freeing) and megszabadítás (removal of something harmful, liberation from bondage). The adjective form szabad, meaning free, is etymologically linked and contributes to the sense of release or emancipation.

Etymology and morphology: szabadít originates from szabad (free) with the causative/intensive suffix -ít. The present plural ending -nak/-nek adapts to vowel harmony, producing szabadítanak for they free or liberate. The prefixless form tends to have a general, straightforward sense of freeing, while prefixed variants (megszabadítanak, felszabadítanak) emphasize different shades of liberation, such as removal of constraint or liberation from occupation.

Usage: szabadítanak is used in narrative or descriptive contexts to indicate that a group performs liberating actions. In many contexts, Hungarian prefers megszabadítanak (to rid someone of something) or felszabadítanak (to liberate from oppression or occupation) to convey more specific nuance. Szabadítanak can appear in historical, political, or literary language when describing ongoing or habitual liberation actions by a collective.

See also: szabadítás, megszabadítás, felszabadítás, megszabadít.