Tapasztaljuk

Tapasztaljuk is the present tense, first-person plural form of the Hungarian verb tapasztalni, meaning to experience or to undergo something. It expresses that the speaker and one or more others are currently experiencing a situation or phenomenon. The form is commonly used in everyday speech as well as in written descriptions to indicate ongoing empirical or personal experience.

Etymology and morphology: The verb tapasztalni derives from the noun tapasztalat, meaning experience, with the standard -ni infinitive suffix. The stem is tapasztal-, and the 1st person plural present suffix is -juk, yielding tapasztaljuk. Related forms include tapasztalja (he/she experiences), tapasztalod (you experience, informal), and tapasztalják (they experience). The noun tapasztalat denotes experience in a general sense; tapasztalat can also mean knowledge gained through experience.

Usage: The verb is used to describe knowledge or impressions gained through observation, experimentation, or life events. It can take a direct object, as in tapasztaljuk a hatást (we experience the effect), or accompany a clause, as in tapasztaljuk, hogy a változások gyorsak (we experience that the changes are rapid). It tends to convey a neutral, descriptive meaning, without inherently evaluating the experience.

Examples: A kísérlet során a résztvevők azt tapasztalják, hogy a módszer megbízható. Most mi tapasztaljuk, hogy a rendszer gyorsabban reagál. A megfigyelések alapján a kutatók tapasztalják a trendek megjelenését.

See also: tapasztalat, tapasztalás, megél, érez. Translational equivalence in English is “we experience” or “we are experiencing.”