Továbbadnak

Továbbadnak is a Hungarian verb form meaning that information, knowledge, traditions, or other content are being passed on or transmitted, often without specifying who is doing the passing. It is the third-person plural present tense of the verb to tévéle "továbbadni" (to pass on, to hand down) when used in a passive or impersonal sense.

In use, továbbadnak emphasizes the process of transmission rather than the agent performing the action. It is commonly applied to non-physical content such as rumors, knowledge, cultural traditions, or educational material, and can also describe the spread of information within a community or generation. The construction is typically used with a plural subject representing what is being passed along; the agent is often left implicit.

Semantically, továbbadnak contrasts with verbs that focus on the act of an identifiable agent passing something on (such as továbbadják, they hand it on). It also differs from verbs that emphasize the spread or diffusion more broadly (such as terjed, elterjed). The related noun is továbbadás, meaning the act of passing on or transmission.

Examples:

- A hírek gyorsan továbbadnak a közösségben.

- A családi hagyományok minden generációval továbbadnak.

- A tudományos eredmények gyakran továbbadnak a következő kutatói generációnak.

Etymology: továbbadnak derives from tovább (further/on) and ad (to give/hand). Related terms include továbbadási to have a sense of transmission, and terjedés of broader spreading.