meggyújtanak

Meggyújtanak is a Hungarian verb form meaning "they ignite" or "they light." It is the present indicative, third-person plural, of the infinitive meggyújtani (to ignite). The form is built from the stem gyújt- (to light) with the prefix meg- and the third-person plural ending -anak. In standard Hungarian, the third-person plural present indicative has two common spellings depending on object definiteness: meggyújtanak (indefinite object) and meggyújtják (definite object).

Usage and sense: It describes the act of starting a fire or causing something to burn. It can refer to lighting a fire, a lamp, a candle, or similar objects. The meaning is physical ignition rather than metaphorical ignition (which would use different verbs). The related verb felgyújtani means "to set on fire" or "to burn up," and is used when the object is intended to burn completely or be burned.

Examples:

- Meggyújtanak tüzet. They light a fire.

- A gyertyát meggyújtják. They light the candle.

See also: gyújtani, felgyújtani, tűz.