Táplálja

Táplálja is a Hungarian verb form, specifically the third-person singular present indicative of the verb táplálni, meaning to feed or nourish. It is used when the subject causes nourishment to another being or entity, for example: a szülő táplálja a gyermeket. The form also appears in formal address, where the subject is the polite “Ön” and the translation is “you feed.”

Usage and nuance: Táplálni covers providing sustenance to people, animals, or organisms, as well as supplying nutrients in a broader sense. It can be literal, as in feeding someone or livestock, or figurative, such as nourishing a diet, a landscape, or even ideas and culture. Common constructions include subject–táplálja–object, for instance, “A gondozó táplálja az állatokat” or “Az étrend táplálja a testet.”

Conjugation notes: Táplálni is a regular verb in the present tense. The full present-tense paradigm is: én táplálom, te táplálod, ő táplálja, mi tápláljuk, ti tápláljátok, ők táplálják. The form táplálja therefore marks the third person singular.

Etymology: The verb táplálni derives from the Hungarian root related to nourishment, linked to nouns such as táplálék (nourishment, sustenance) and táplálás (feeding, nourishment). This family of terms centers on providing or sustaining nutrients.

See also: táplálék, táplálás, tápanyag.