indulhatnak

Indulhatnak is a Hungarian verb form that expresses possibility or permission for a plural subject. It is formed from the verb indul (to depart or to start) with the suffix -hat, which indicates possibility, plus the plural suffix -nak, resulting in the third-person plural form indulhatnak.

Formation and usage notes: The base verb is indul. Adding -hat creates the potential mood, meaning “may depart” or “could start.” Because the subject is plural, the ending -nak is included, giving indulhatnak. The corresponding singular form is indulhat (he/she/it may depart). The negative form is nem indulhatnak, meaning “they may not depart” or “they are not allowed to depart.”

Common contexts and examples: Indulhatnak is frequently used in scheduling, planning, and permissive contexts. For example, A vonatok később indulhatnak. (The trains may depart later.) A csoport tagjai indulhatnak, ha mindenki kész. (The group members may start if everyone is ready.) In regulatory contexts, nem indulhatnak can express prohibition or restriction. A járatok ma este nem indulhatnak. (The services may not depart tonight.)

Related forms: Indulhat singular forms—indulhat (he/she/it may depart)—are used with singular subjects. The root verb indul carries the core meaning of starting or leaving, while hat/het signals possibility and nak/nek marks number and person in the clause.

Summary: Indulhatnak is a modal, plural form of indul used to indicate that departure or start is possible or allowed for a group, commonly appearing in travel, scheduling, and planning language.