tartózkodnak

Tartózkodnak is the third person plural present indicative form of the Hungarian verb tartózkodik. The verb generally means “to stay, to remain at a place” and can also mean “to abstain, to refrain from” depending on context. Used with places, it refers to being present at a location; used with a preposition such as tól/től, it expresses abstention from something. The form tartózkodnak therefore can describe a group that is currently at a site or that chooses to refrain from a given action.

In use, tartózkodnak appears in statements about people or groups. For example, A hatóságok a helyszínen tartózkodnak means “The authorities are remaining at the scene.” A sentence like A vendégek a szállodában tartózkodnak also conveys “The guests are staying at the hotel.” For abstention, it can appear with from-phrases, as in A résztvevők tartózkodnak az alkoholtól, meaning “The participants abstain from alcohol.”

Grammatical notes: tartózkodnak is the 3rd person plural form in the present tense of tartózkodik. Other present-tense forms are: én tartózkodom, te tartózkodsz, ő tartózkodik, mi tartózkodunk, ti tartózkodtok. The related noun is tartózkodás (“stay, abstention”) and the related adjective/noun form tartózkodó describes a person who tends to stay back or refrain.

Etymology and related terms: tartózkodik derives from tartózkodás, a native Hungarian word referring to staying or abstaining. The term is common in formal and neutral writing, including news, official statements, and descriptive prose.