értelmezhetjük

értelmezhetjük is a finite form of the Hungarian verb értelmezni, meaning to interpret or explain. It expresses the possibility or ability to interpret and is used with the first-person plural subject mi, translating roughly to “we can interpret” or “we may interpret” in English. The form appears in present-tense discourse and is common in analytic, academic, and argumentative writing when a speaker wants to indicate that interpretation is possible or legitimate.

Morphology and usage notes:

értelmezhetjük is formed from the stem értelmez-, plus the potential suffix -het-, and the 1st-person plural definite suffix -jük. It typically governs a direct object in the accusative when referring to something being interpreted (for example, érthetjük ezt a jelenséget). The nuance is modal: it conveys possibility or permission rather than a definite assertion.

Related forms:

Related verb forms include értelmezhetem (I may interpret), értelmezheted (you may interpret), értelmezhetjük (we may interpret), as well as the indicative form értelmezzük (we interpret) and the noun értelem/értelmezés (interpretation). Adjectival and gerundive derivatives include értelmező (interpretive).

Usage context:

értelmezhetjük is appropriate when outlining methodology, proposing interpretations, or discussing multiple plausible readings of a text, data set, or phenomenon. It signals a degree of tentativeness or openness to interpretation, rather than a definitive conclusion.

See also:

értelmezés, értelmező, értelem, értelemzés.