fogalmazhatnak

Fogalmazhatnak is a Hungarian verb form derived from fogalmazni, meaning to formulate or to phrase. It expresses possibility or ability for a plural subject, equivalent to “they can formulate” or “they may formulate.” The form combines the stem fogalmaz-, the potential mood suffix -hat/-het, and the third-person plural suffix -nak, yielding fogalmazhatnak in the present tense.

In use, fogalmazhatnak is typical in formal or analytic contexts where a group’s capability or allowed action is being discussed. For example: A résztvevők fogalmazhatnak kérdéseket. (The participants can formulate questions.) The construction does not require an explicit subject pronoun; the subject is understood from context.

Related forms include fogalmazhat (singular: he/she/it can formulate), fogalmazhatnának (they might be able to formulate), and fogalmazhatók (they can be formulated, passive). The negative form is nem fogalmazhatnak (they cannot formulate). The term is common in academic, legal, and administrative Hungarian, where discussing what a group is able to or allowed to formulate is routine.