olvasztanak

Olvasztanak is a Hungarian verb form meaning “they melt” or “they melt something by applying heat.” It is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb olvasztani, which means to melt (by heating) or to fuse materials. The corresponding intransitive verb is olvad, used when the subject itself melts, as in ice melting.

Usage and sense: Olvasztani is a transitive verb and typically requires a direct object—the material being melted (for example, metal, chocolate, butter). The form olvasztanak is used when the subject is plural. The intransitive counterpart olvad describes substances that melt on their own. For example, "A fémeket olvasztanak" means “They melt the metals,” while "Az ón olvad" means “The tin melts.”

Examples:

- A fémműhelyben az alumíniumot olvasztanak. (In the metal workshop, they melt aluminum.)

- A szakácsok a csokoládét olvasztják. (The cooks melt the chocolate.)

Etymology and related forms: Olvasztanak derives from olvasztani (to melt) with the third-person plural present suffix -anak. Related forms include olvasztás (melting, the melting process), olvasztó (melting device or furnace), and olvasztott (melted). In contrast, olvad is the intransitive form meaning “to melt” in the sense of melting away or liquefying on its own.

See also: Olvasztani, Olvasztás, Olvadás.