számlálnak

Számlálnak is a Hungarian verb form meaning “they count” or “they tally.” It represents the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb számlálni, which means to count, enumerate, or tally. The infinitive form is számlálni, and számlálnak is used when the subject performing the action is a plural noun or pronoun (they).

Morphology and formation: The stem of the verb is számlál-, and the present-tense suffix for the third-person plural is -nak (chosen as -nak due to vowel harmony). This gives the form számlálnak. Hungarian distinguishes several person-number combinations with distinct endings, and számlálnak is one of the standard present-tense forms for plural subjects. The form may appear in sentences where the subject is explicitly plural, such as groups of people counting items, numbers, or pieces of data.

Usage: Számlálnak is used for ongoing, habitual, or general counting activities performed by a plural subject. It can describe counting objects, tallying items in an inventory, or enumerating elements within a dataset. In everyday language, speakers may choose számlálni-specific constructions (e.g., számlálják a jegyeket) depending on nuance and register. The term is commonly found in informal and formal contexts alike, particularly in descriptions of counting tasks, inventories, or procedural steps.

Related terms: Related nouns and nouns-based forms include számlálás (counting), számláló (counter or device, and sometimes a person who counts), and számlálható (countable). Although visually similar to words formed from számla (invoice), the verb számlál and its forms clearly pertain to counting rather than invoicing.

See also: Hungarian verb conjugation, number agreement, counting terminology.