kárvallanának

Kárvallanának is a Hungarian verb form. It is the third-person plural conditional present of the verb kárvallani, which means to victimize or to harm someone. The infinitive form is kárvallani, and the stem used for this conjugation is kárvall-. The form kárvallanának literally expresses “they would victimize” or “they would harm,” depending on the object in the sentence. The noun kárvalló means “victim,” and kárvallók are victims; the related form kárvallvánia does not exist, but the noun helps explain the semantic field of the verb.

Grammatical notes: kárvallanának is formed with the conditional mood suffix appropriate for the third person plural; in Hungarian, this mood is used for hypothetical or potential actions. The construction contrasts with the indicative present 3rd person plural kárvallanak, which would express a factual action in the present, and with the infinitive kárvallani.

Usage: The verb kárvallani is relatively rare in everyday speech and is more often found in literary or analytical contexts, or in discussions of hypothetical scenarios involving harm to others. In common usage, speakers may prefer more everyday verbs such as károsítani or sérteni, depending on nuance.

Példamondat: A hadsereg kárvallanának az ellenfeleket, ha a helyzet megkívánná. In an literary or analytical passage, one might also encounter kárvallanának a szereplők, hogy a történet feszültségét fokozzák.