Tartózkodunk

Tartózkodunk is the first-person plural present tense form of the Hungarian verb tartózkodni. The verb has two main senses in contemporary usage: to stay or remain in a location for a period of time, and to refrain from or abstain from a certain action. In the stay sense, it commonly governs a place, as in A szállodában tartózkodunk (We are staying at the hotel). In the abstention sense, it is used with a complement such as valamitől or a negated activity, for example A dohányzástól tartózkodunk (We refrain from smoking).

Grammatical and lexical notes: tartózkodni is an intransitive verb. Its present tense forms are tartózkodom, tartózkodsz, tartózkodik, tartózkodunk, tartózkodtok, tartózkodnak. The related nouns include tartózkodás (the stay, residence, or act of staying) and tartózkodási hely (place of stay). The phrase tartózkodási idő refers to the duration of a stay. The present participle tartózkodó describes someone who is staying or present.

Usage and register: tartózkodunk is common in everyday speech when describing temporary presence at a location. The abstinence meaning appears in more formal or administrative contexts, for example in legal or official language discussing conduct or permissions (tartózkodás a bizonyos cselekedetektől). The term’s versatility is reflected in compounds such as tartózkodási hely, tartózkodási engedély (residence permit).

In summary, tartózkodunk conveys both staying somewhere and refraining from an action, depending on context, with related nouns expanding its use in everyday and formal Hungarian.