toljuk

Toljuk is a Hungarian verb form belonging to the verb tolni, which means to push. It is the first-person plural present indicative form, and it can also function hortatively as the phrase “let’s push.” In usage, toljuk denotes that the speaker and others are performing the action of pushing in the present moment, and it is commonly used to initiate or encourage action.

Morphology and grammar: tolni is a regular Hungarian verb of the -ni conjugation class. The present tense forms are tolom (I push), tolod (you push), tolja (he/she/it pushes), toljuk (we push), toljátok (you all push), tolják (they push). The form toljuk is created by combining the stem tol- with the 1st person plural present suffix -juk, with the linking j used to connect the stem and suffix. Besides the present tense, other forms of tolni include tolom, tolod, tolja in the present; tolom is not relevant to toljuk beyond showing the pattern.

Usage and examples: toljuk is used for physical pushing, for example: “Toljuk a dobozt az ablakhoz” (Let’s push the box to the window). It is also used figuratively to express encouragement or progress, as in “Toljuk a határokat” (Let’s push the boundaries). In everyday Hungarian, toljuk appears in both statements describing actions and in hortative clauses that invite collaboration.

Etymology and related forms: toljuk derives directly from tolni. Related forms include tolom, tolod, tolja, and related nouns and phrases built from tolni. See also tolni; Hungarian verb conjugation; hortative expressions.