aktuálisak

aktuálisak is the plural form of the Hungarian adjective aktuális, used to describe things that are current, present, or relevant at the moment. It can refer to multiple items, events, data, or topics that are contemporary, up-to-date, or pertinent.

The word aktuális originates from borrowings common in Hungarian, with links to German aktuell and Latin actualis, adapted through standard Hungarian phonology and spelling. The plural form aktuálisak follows ordinary Hungarian adjective inflection, used when the described nouns are plural. In practice, aktuálisak is found most often as a predicate or attribute referring to plural referents, for example, aktuális adatok (current data) or aktuális események (current events).

Usage and nuance: aktuálisak emphasizes the present relevance or timeliness of the referents. It is widely used in journalism, research, business, and everyday language to signal that something is up-to-date. It should be distinguished from synonyms such as naprakész (up-to-date or fully updated) and kortárs (contemporary), where naprakész stresses currentness and completeness of information, while kortárs focuses on contemporaneity in time or culture.

Examples:

- Az aktuális adatok szerint nő a foglalkoztatottság.

- Az aktuális események közé tartozik a szezonnyitó rendezvény.

In other contexts, aktuális can describe present conditions or real-time status, as in aktuális értékek in mathematics or computing, meaning current values. The plural aktuálisak is then used when referring to several such values or items together.