Táplálják

Táplálják is a present tense, third-person plural form of the Hungarian verb táplálni, meaning to feed or nourish. It indicates that a subject (they) provides nourishment to someone or something. The form is commonly used with people or animals but can also refer to supplying nutrients to plants or, in a broader sense, to providing resources or energy to systems or groups. Example: A gondozók táplálják az állatokat.

Grammar and usage: Táplálják is a transitive verb. The stem is táplál-, and the present tense ending for the third-person plural is -ják. Other conjugations include táplálok (I feed), táplálod (you feed), táplálja (he/she/it feeds), tápláljuk (we feed), tápláljátok (you plural feed). Related nouns and adjectives derive from the same root: táplálás (feeding, nourishment), tápláló (nutritious, nourishing), táplálék (nourishment, sustenance).

Usage notes and etymology: The verb táplálni is related to the noun táplálék and the adjective tápláló, all referring to nourishment. In literal contexts it describes providing food or nutrients to living beings (humans, animals, plants). In metaphorical or technical contexts it can denote supplying resources, information, or energy to a system or organization. The form táplálják appears frequently in texts discussing caregiving, agriculture, medicine, and logistics where multiple subjects are involved in nourishing or provisioning others.