követhetnek

Követhetnek is a Hungarian verb form derived from követni, meaning "to follow." It represents the third-person plural form in the present potential mood, used to express possibility or ability: roughly, "they can follow" or "they may follow." The potential mood in Hungarian is formed with the suffix -hat/-het attached to the verb stem, and the person is indicated by the surrounding conjugation, yielding követhetnek for the 3rd person plural.

Usage of követhetnek occurs when describing what a group or multiple subjects could do under certain conditions. It can refer to following a physical route, obeying instructions, or following a sequence or plan. It is not a true future tense; temporal sense is supplied by context or accompanying time expressions.

Translations depend on context, but the core meaning is ability or possibility: "they can follow" or "they may follow." The form is most common in formal or descriptive prose and appears in discussions of rules, procedures, or hypothetical scenarios.

Related forms include the infinitive követni, and the present indicative forms such as követnek or követik for other persons. The form is part of the broader Hungarian mood system, where -hat/-het marks potentiality and is combined with standard person endings. This entry offers a concise overview of követhetnek and its basic grammatical use in Hungarian.