felidéznek

Felidéznek is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Hungarian verb felidézni, meaning to evoke, recall, or bring back to mind. It is used transitively to describe subjects that cause memories, events, or scenes to reappear in someone's mind. The nuance implies an active re-creation or re-experiencing of past information, rather than mere remembering.

Etymology and meaning: The verb consists of the prefix fel- (indicating return, repetition, or bringing to a previous state) and idéz (to cite, recount, or evoke). Together, felidézni conveys the act of summoning or reconstructing memories or past impressions. The form felidéznek denotes that multiple subjects recall or evoke something.

Grammar and usage: Felidéznek is a regular verb form found in present tense constructions with a plural subject. It can appear in various registers, from everyday speech to journalism and literary analysis. It is often used with direct objects such as memories, events, or scenes (e.g., emlékek, történetek, események). In sentence structure, the theme being recalled is typically the object of the verb: A tanúk felidéznek az eseményeket (The witnesses recall the events). In past narrative, related forms like felidézett or felidéztek may occur to express completed recalling by plural subjects.

Related terms: Felidézni contrasts with emlékezni, which means to remember intransitively or without necessarily evoking external content. It is also related to idéz, from which felidéznik ways of quoting or recounting originate, though felidézési usage concentrates on mental re-creation of the past.

See also: idéz, fel-, emlékezik, recalling in Hungarian grammar.