beszélünk

Beszélünk is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Hungarian verb beszél, meaning to speak or talk. It translates as "we speak" or "we are speaking" and, in normal prose, the subject is usually understood from the verb form, so the pronoun mi is often omitted.

Grammatical notes: The form is built from the verb root beszél- plus the personal ending -ünk. The present tense paradigm is: én beszélek, te beszélsz, ő beszél, mi beszélünk, ti beszéltek, ők beszélnek. Beszél is a regular verb in the present; other tenses are formed with different suffixes or modal constructions (e.g., beszéltem, beszéltünk, beszélni fogunk).

Usage: Beszélünk denotes a current or general present action and can also express near future with time expressions: "Most beszélünk" (We are talking now); "Holnap beszélünk" (We will talk tomorrow). It is transitive and commonly used with a language or a topic: "Mi angolul beszélünk" (We speak English); "Beszélünk a projektről" (We are talking about the project); "Beszélünk egymással" (We speak with each other).

Etymology and status: Beszél is a native Hungarian verb; the precise historical origin is uncertain, but the form is well established in Hungarian from early records to the present.

Related forms: besides beszélünk, other persons are én beszélek, te beszélsz, ő beszél, ti beszéltek, ők beszélnek. The infinitive is beszélni; related nouns include beszéd (speech) and beszélő (speaker).