hordozódnak

Hordozódnak is a finite verb form in Hungarian. It represents the third-person plural present tense in the middle or passive voice of the verb hordozo/ hordozni, meaning to carry or bear. The form combines the stem with the middle/passive suffix -ódik and the third-person plural ending -nak (or -nek, by vowel harmony), yielding hordozódnak.

In Hungarian, the middle (or passive) voice is used when the subject experiences the action or when the agent performing the action is indefinite or less important. Hordozódnak thus conveys that the subjects are being carried or borne by an agent or force, rather than actively carrying something themselves. The usage is common in descriptive or literary contexts and can express involuntary or natural processes.

Used in sentences, hordozódnak typically appears in contexts where the emphasis is on the effect of the carrying rather than on who or what causes it. For example:

- A papírlapok hordozódnak a szélben. (The sheets are carried by the wind.)

- Az idő hordozódnak a napfényre vetett tárgyakon? (The traces of time are borne on the surfaces exposed to sunlight.) Note: examples illustrate metaphorical as well as literal senses.

Relation to other forms: hordozódnak is related to the active form hordoznak (they carry) and to the infinitive hordozódni/hordozni, which express the action in non-conjugated form. The middle/passive voice form, including hordozódnak, appears in formal, literary, or descriptive prose and is less common in everyday colloquial speech where the active or impersonal constructions may be preferred.

Summary: Hordozódnak is the third-person plural present middle/passive form of the verb related to carrying or bearing. It signals that the subjects undergo or experience the carrying action, used in both physical and metaphorical descriptions.