elkísérhetik

Elkísérhetik is a Hungarian verb form that expresses possibility for a plural subject, roughly translating to "they may accompany" or "they could accompany." It is derived from the infinitive elkísérni (to accompany) and uses the modal suffix -het to indicate possibility. The form is finite and typically appears in sentences where the speaker contemplates whether a group of people can or may perform the action of accompanying someone or something.

Usage and function

Elkísérhetik is used to describe a potential or permissive scenario involving multiple agents. It commonly occurs with a direct object in the accusative case (the people or thing to be accompanied) and a destination or target phrase to indicate where the accompaniment would take place. For example: A kísérők elkísérhetik a vendégeket a bejárathoz. (The escorts may accompany the guests to the entrance.) Another example: A szervezők elkísérhetik a résztvevőket a rendezvény helyszínére. (The organizers may accompany the participants to the venue.)

Context and register

The form tends to appear in formal, planning, or hypothetical contexts rather than casual everyday speech, where simpler expressions of possibility or obligation might be preferred. It is part of Hungarian’s system of mood and modality that uses suffixes rather than auxiliary verbs to express possibility.

Related forms

The base verb is elkísérni (to accompany). Related constructions include forms with omitted subjects or different person endings, as well as other modal-suffix forms that express possibility or permission.