This is the 936th most frequent Hungarian word.
akarják
"They want it."
In this sentence, 'akarják' is used to express the subject's (the students') intention or desire regarding an action (asking for help).
A diákok a tanár segítségét akarják kérni.
The students want to ask for the teacher's help.
Here, 'akarják' is part of the question structure, maintaining its role of expressing the subject's (they) intention towards the specified action.
Még mindig akarják azt a házat megvenni?
Do they still want to buy that house?
Here 'akarják' is the conjugated form of 'akar' (to want) in third person plural, indicating that the children (the subject) collectively desire the action (to go to the playground).