jellemezzenek

Jellemezzenek is a Hungarian verb form derived from jellemezni, meaning to characterize or describe. It is a finite form used to express actions attributed to a third-person plural subject.

Grammatically, jellemezzenek is typically analyzed as the third-person plural present subjunctive (often described as the conjunctive or optative mood) form of the verb jellemezni. The form marks a wish, hypothetical action, or demand in subordinate clauses, rather than a straightforward statement. The base stem is jellemez-, and the subjunctive ending appears as -zenek (with alternations such as -jenek in accordance with vowel harmony). The corresponding infinitive is jellemezni, and the standard present indicative for the same stem is jellemzik.

Usage in Hungarian is relatively formal and more common in literary or legal registers than in everyday speech. It is employed in dependent clauses introduced by conjunctions like hogy to express wishes, requests, or hypothetical scenarios. For example: Azt szeretném, hogy jellemezzenek minden körülményt. This sentence translates roughly to “I would like them to characterize all the circumstances.”

Etymology and related forms: jellemezzenek is formed from the verb jellemezni, which itself derives from the root implying characterization or description, and follows the general Hungarian pattern for adding subjunctive endings to finite verb forms. Related forms include the infinitive jellemezni and other moods and numbers of jellemez (such as jellemzik in the indicative).

See also: jellemezni, jellemző, jellemzés.