Ünnepelnek

Ünnepelnek is a Hungarian verb form meaning “they celebrate.” It is the present tense, third-person plural form of the infinitive ünnepelni (to celebrate). In Hungarian, the third-person plural present ending is typically -nak or -nek depending on vowel harmony; for the stem ünnepel-, the form is ünnepelnek.

The infinitive ünnepelni is built from the noun ünnep (feast, holiday) with the -elni suffix, giving the sense of taking part in a celebration or commemoration. The verb is regular in its conjugation patterns for present tense forms, with other tenses and moods following standard Hungarian inflection rules.

Usage: ünnepelnek describes actions carried out by multiple subjects. It is commonly used in sentences about communities, groups, or crowds celebrating events such as holidays, anniversaries, or local festivals. Examples: A diákok ünnepelnek a közösségi téren. A város ünnepén a lakosok ünnepelnek együtt. The form does not require an explicit subject pronoun, as the ending already marks the subject as they.

Etymology: the verb derives from the noun ünnep (feast, holiday) with the -elni infinitive suffix, forming a verb meaning to celebrate. Related nouns include ünneplés (celebration) and ünnep (holiday).

See also: ünnep, ünneplés, ünnepelni.