hazudnak

Hazudnak is a Hungarian verb form meaning "they lie." It is the third-person plural present indicative of hazudni, the verb meaning to lie or to tell a falsehood. The form is used when the subjects of the sentence are plural, such as "they lie" or "the witnesses lie."

Hazudni, the infinitive, is a regular Hungarian verb. In the present tense its full paradigm is: én hazudok, te hazudsz, ő hazudik, mi hazudunk, ti hazudtok, ők hazudnak. Thus hazudnak specifically marks the third-person plural form. The related forms cover other tenses and moods in the same stem: hazudtam (I lied), hazudsz (you lie), hazudott (he/she lied), hazudtunk (we lied), hazudtatok (you lied), hazudtak (they lied), among others.

Usage-wise, hazudnak can refer to literal false statements or deception in a broader sense. It appears in everyday speech, news reporting, and literature to indicate intentional falsehoods. Examples: "A tanúk hazudnak." (The witnesses are lying.) "Hazudnak a politikusok." (The politicians lie.) The verb is commonly paired with adverbs or clauses that explain the lie, such as "ígérik, hogy..." or "azzal vádolják, hogy...," to express justification or accusation.

Etymology and related terms: hazudni is linked to hazugság (lie, deception) and hazug (liar). These terms share a semantic field centered on falsehood and deceit and are widely used in both formal and informal Hungarian.