Védelmezhet

Védelmezhet is a Hungarian verb form meaning may protect or could protect. It is the third-person singular present form of the verb védelmez, which means to protect or defend. The form expresses possibility or potential in a present context and is part of the Hungarian mood system that includes the -hat/-het suffix to indicate modal possibility.

Morphology and usage

Védelmezhet is formed from the stem védelmez plus the potential suffix -het. The potential mood can be used with different personal endings to indicate the subject:

- védelmezhetek (I may protect)

- védelmezhetsz (you may protect)

- védelmezhet (he/she/it may protect)

- védelmezhetünk (we may protect)

- védelmezhetetek (you all may protect)

- védelmezhetnek (they may protect)

In everyday Hungarian, védelmezhet is typically found in formal, technical, or hypothetical contexts rather than as a plain statement of fact. It contrasts with védelmezhető, an adjective meaning protectable or defendable, which describes something capable of being protected rather than expressing mood.

Examples

- A rendszer védelmezhet minket a kibertámadásoktól. (The system may protect us from cyberattacks.)

- Ha megfelelő intézkedéseket hozunk, védelmezhetjük adatainkat. (If we take proper measures, we can protect our data.)

- A jogszabály szerint ez az eszköz védelemre is védelmezhet. (According to the law, this device may provide protection as well.)

See also

védelmez (to protect), védelem (protection), védelmezhető (protectable).