hívjon

Hívjon is a form of the Hungarian verb hívni, meaning to call. It is the third-person singular present subjunctive form used as the formal imperative when addressing someone politely. In practice, hívjon functions as “Please call” in formal address, often heard in customer service, professional correspondence, or other contexts requiring politeness toward a single addressee. The common accompanying phrase is hívjon fel, kérem, which translates to “Please give me a call.”

Morphology and usage notes: hívjon is part of the formal, polite mood in Hungarian and contrasts with informal imperative forms. The informal singular imperative is hívj, while the informal plural is hívjatok. The plural formal imperative is hívjanak, kérem. The form hívjon is generally used with the subject understood as Ön (you, formal) and is frequently found in written or spoken commands where courtesy is essential. Pronunciation is roughly [ˈhiːv.jɔn], with stress on the first syllable, and the final -jon ending marks the 3rd person singular present subjunctive pattern in this verb.

Related forms and tenses: in ordinary indicative past, hívott means “called,” and future constructions use fog hívni or hívni fog az esemény. The subjunctive and imperative forms enable polite requests, while other moods and tenses convey time and modality as with other Hungarian verbs.

Examples:

- Hívjon fel, kérem. (Please call me.)

- Hívjon, ha bármire szüksége van. (Please call if you need anything.)

- Hívjanak, kérem, de ezt a hívást végrehajtják. (Please call them, but carry out this call.)

Hívjon thus serves as a key grammatical tool for courteous, formal communication in Hungarian.