hozzájájárulhatnak

Hozzájárulhatnak is a Hungarian verb form meaning “they may contribute” or “they could contribute.” It is the third-person plural present potential form of the verb hozzájárulni (to contribute). The form is built from the verb stem hozzájárul- plus the modal suffix -hat/-het, which marks possibility or ability, and the personal ending -nak/-nek for the plural subject in present tense.

In usage, hozzájárulhatnak expresses possibility or permission rather than obligation. It can describe a hypothetical or allowable contribution by a group, such as a committee, organization, or community. The form is commonly used in planning, funding discussions, or collaborative contexts where it is stated that a group could contribute to a project or cause.

Examples:

- A tagok hozzájárulhatnak a költségekhez. (The members may contribute to the costs.)

- Ha szükség lesz rá, a közösség hozzájárulhat a projekt finanszírozásához. (If needed, the community can contribute to the project’s financing.)

Relationship to other forms: hozzájárulhatnak is part of a family of modal constructions with hozzájárulni, where different persons and tenses are expressed by varying the personal ending (for example, hozzájárulhatok, hozzájárulhatsz, hozzájárulhat). These forms convey possibility or permission across persons and numbers, while the core meaning remains “to contribute.”

Note: As with other Hungarian modal forms, context determines whether the nuance is ability, permission, or hypothetical possibility.