szembenéznünk

Szembenéznünk is a Hungarian verb form. It is the first-person plural conditional mood of the verb nézni, which means to look. The prefix szembe- indicates direction towards something or someone. Therefore, szembenéznünk translates to "we would have to face" or "we would have to confront."

This verb form is used in hypothetical situations where a decision or action of facing something is considered under certain conditions. For example, in a sentence like "Ha nem tesszük meg, szembenéznünk kell a következményekkel," which means "If we don't do it, we would have to face the consequences." The conditional mood implies that the action of facing is contingent upon something else not happening or a specific circumstance arising.

The structure of the verb is composed of the prefix szembe-, the verb stem néz-, and the suffix -nünk, which denotes the first-person plural subject and the conditional mood. This grammatical construction is common in Hungarian for expressing subjunctive or hypothetical scenarios. The act of facing, implied by szembenéznünk, can refer to a literal confrontation or a metaphorical one, such as facing a problem, a truth, or a challenge.