felkarolják

Felkarolják is the third-person plural present tense form of the Hungarian verb felkarolni. The verb has two primary meanings, one literal and one figurative, and is used with objects in the accusative case.

In the literal sense, felkarolni means to lift someone up into one’s arms, to cradle or carry a person or, less commonly, an animal. This usage often involves caring or protective action, for example: "Az anya felkarolja a babát" (The mother lifts the baby into her arms). The subject performs the lifting, and the direct object is the person or animal being carried. In plural form, it can appear as "felkarolják" when a group performs the action on a group or individual, depending on context.

In the figurative sense, felkarolni means to take up, adopt, or champion a matter, proposal, or initiative; to take something under one’s wing. This sense is common in political, organizational, or social contexts: "A város felkarolja a kezdeményezést" (The city takes up the initiative) or "A vállalat felkarolja az új ötletet" (The company backs the new idea). In this usage, the object is typically an idea, proposal, or project rather than a person.

Grammatical notes: felkarolni is a transitive verb. The present tense forms include felkarolom, felkarolod, felkarolja, felkaroljuk, felkarolják, with the corresponding past and future forms built similarly (e.g., felkaroltam, felkarolta, felkarolták). The noun form for the act is felkarolás.

Common collocations include felkarolni egy ötletet, felkarolás, and various constructions with valakit (to lift someone) or egy kezdeményezést (an initiative to back).