olvashatunk
Olvashatunk is a conjugated form of the Hungarian verb olvasni, meaning “to read.” It marks the first-person plural and the potential mood, expressing possibility or permission in the present: we can read or we may read. The form is composed from the stem olvas-, the potential suffix -hat/-het, and the plural ending -unk, yielding olvashatunk.
In usage, olvashatunk is employed to discuss reading as a feasible action under certain conditions. It can
- Este olvashatunk egy rövid cikket. (In the evening we can read a short article.)
- Ha van rá időnk, olvashatunk a kézikönyvből. (If we have time, we can read from the manual.)
The Hungarian potential mood is formed with -hat/-het attached to the verb stem, followed by the appropriate