irritálják

Irritálják is a Hungarian verb form meaning "they irritate." It is the present indicative, third-person plural form of irritálni, the verb that means to irritate, annoy, or provoke irritation. The term can refer to physical irritation of a body part as well as to psychological annoyance. It is a transitive verb, taking a direct object in the accusative case.

Etymology and grammar: Irritálni is borrowed from Latin irritare, and irritálják is formed by attaching the third-person plural ending -ják to the stem irritál-. The present-tense paradigm for irritálni includes irritálom, irritálod, irritálja, irritáljuk, irritáljátok, irritálják. The negative form is nem irritálják. The past tense is irritálták.

Usage notes: The form irritálják is used when the subject is plural and is performing the action on an object. It can describe physical irritation of the skin or eyes, or emotional/mental irritation of people. Common collocations include irritáló and irritáció, which relate to the quality or product of irritation.

Examples:

- A zajok irritálják a hallgatóságot. (The noises irritate the audience.)

- Az erős fény irritálja a szememet. (The bright light irritates my eye.)

Irritálják thus serves as a versatile, regularly conjugated verb form used to express both sensory irritation and annoyance in Hungarian.