fennmaradjanak

Fennmaradjanak is a Hungarian verb form derived from fennmarad, meaning to remain, endure, or persist. The word represents the present subjunctive (also described as a jussive or optative) in the third-person plural, used to express a wish, hope, or directive that multiple subjects stay or continue to exist.

Morphology and usage

Fennmaradjanak is built from the verb stem fennmarad plus the subjunctive plural suffix -janak. The corresponding singular subjunctive form is fennmaradjon. In everyday speech the form is uncommon and appears mainly in formal, ceremonial, legal, or literary contexts where a hortative or normative sense is intended. It can occur as a stand-alone utterance or within a clause introduced by a conjunction such as hogy to express a wish about several subjects.

Typical meanings

- Let them remain.

- May they endure or persist.

Examples

- Fennmaradjanak a jogok. (Let the rights remain.)

- Fennmaradjanak a hagyományok a közösségben. (May the traditions endure in the community.)

- Hogy fennmaradjanak a megállapított szabályok, szükség van felügyeletre. (That the established rules remain, oversight is required.)

Related terms

- fennmaradás: the noun meaning persistence, endurance, or survival.

- fennmaradó: related adjective form meaning remaining or residual.

Notes

Fennmaradjanak is primarily encountered in formal or literary Magyar, rather than in everyday conversation. It serves to articulate collective wishes or formal stipulations that a group or set of entities continue to exist or persist.