Tanítjuk

Tanítjuk is a Hungarian verb form meaning “we teach” or “we are teaching.” It is the present indicative, first person plural of the verb tanítani (to teach). The form is built from the stem tanít- with the 1st person plural ending -juk, giving tanítjuk. In standard spelling the pronunciation reflects vowel harmony and the consonant cluster around the j.

Tanítjuk is a transitive verb and normally takes a direct object, for example: “Mi tanítjuk a diákokat” (We teach the students), or “Mi tanítjuk az idegen nyelvet” (We teach the foreign language). The subject pronoun mi is often omitted, since the ending already encodes the person and number: “Tanítjuk a diákokat.” The form is used in neutral statements, discussions of ongoing teaching, and similar contexts.

Related forms include tanítom (I teach), tanítasz (you teach), tanítja (he/she teaches), and tanítják (they teach). The corresponding infinitive is tanítani, and the noun related to the person who teaches is tanító.

Etymology is linked to the verb tanít, from the Hungarian root meaning to teach; tanítjuk belongs to the regular present-tense paradigm for -ítani-type verbs. The expression appears in educational discourse, everyday language, and written Hungarian to denote collective or ongoing teaching activity by the speaker and others. See also tanítani, tanító, tanítás.