kaparják

Kaparják is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Hungarian verb kaparni, meaning to scratch or to rake. It is used when the subject is plural, translating to “they scratch” or “they rake” in English, depending on context.

Form and usage: Kaparni is an -ni verb. To form the present 3rd person plural, the stem kapar- receives the personal ending -ják, yielding kaparják. This form is used with plural subjects to describe ongoing scratching or raking actions.

Usage examples:

- Ők kaparják a földet. They scratch/rake the soil.

- A macskák kaparják a kanapét. The cats scratch the couch.

- Kaparják a fejüket, miközben gondolkodnak. They scratch their heads as they think.

In linguistics and grammar, kaparják demonstrates the standard Hungarian system of subject–verb agreement in the present tense for plural subjects, as well as the typical -ják/-ik/-jük type endings used with verbs ending in -ni. The form is common in everyday speech and writing when describing multiple actors performing a scratching or similar action.