Öntik

Öntik is a Hungarian verb form meaning “they pour.” It is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb önteni, which means to pour. In Hungarian, verbs are inflected for person and number, and öntik marks a plural subject performing the action in the present tense. The corresponding singular present form is önti, while the infinitive is önteni.

Usage and context: Öntik is used when describing pouring actions carried out by multiple agents. It commonly appears with a direct object representing what is poured and with a destination expressed by a prepositional phrase. For example, a sentence such as A vizet a pohárba öntik translates to “They pour the water into the glass.” Word order in Hungarian is relatively flexible, so the emphasis can shift among subject, direct object, and destination.

Morphology and related forms: The present tense forms of önteni vary by person and number; öntik specifically encodes third-person plural. The singular present form is önti. Other common forms include the past tense öntöttek (they poured) and the imperative form önts, used for a singular command, or öntsetek for the plural command.

Etymology and classification: Öntik derives from the Hungarian verb önteni, which is native to Hungarian vocabulary. It follows standard patterns of Hungarian verb conjugation, with verb stems plus person-number suffixes to indicate mood, tense, and subject.

See also: Önteni (to pour), Hungarian verb conjugation, Hungarian present indicative.