Viselkedhet

Viselkedhet is a Hungarian verb form meaning "may behave" or "could behave." It is the potential mood (suffix -hat/-het) attached to the stem viselked- of the verb viselkedni, which means to behave. The form expresses possibility or conditional ability rather than a definite action.

Conjugation and use: viselkedhet corresponds to the third person singular "he/she/it may behave." Other persons attach the same stem with person endings: viselkedhetek (I may behave), viselkedhetsz (you may behave), viselkedhetünk (we may behave), viselkedhettek (you all may behave), viselkedhetnek (they may behave). The negative forms follow the same pattern with nem: nem viselkedhetek, nem viselkedhetsz, nem viselkedhetünk, nem viselkedhettek, nem viselkedhetnek.

Examples: A gyerek viselkedhet rosszul, ha nem alszik eleget. The child may behave badly if he does not get enough sleep. A diákok viselkedhetnek udvariasan a tanár előtt. The students may behave politely in front of the teacher.

Notes: The potential mood is used to express possibility, likelihood, or permission in hypothetical or polite contexts. It contrasts with the indicative present or past, which state actual behavior. The form is productive for all persons, and negation uses nem plus the corresponding form. In everyday speech, speakers may also convey a similar meaning with adverbs like talán or with modal constructions, but viselkedhet explicitly marks possibility.