jelent

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛlɛnt]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: je‧lent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Etymology 1

jelenik (to appear) + -t (causative suffix)[1]

Verb

jelent

  1. (transitive) to mean, denote, indicate
    Ez mit jelent?What does this mean?
  2. (transitive) to report (to someone -nak/-nek), notify
    Jelentem az esetet az igazgatónak.I will report the issue to the director.
    Synonyms: értesít, informál, közöl, tájékoztat, tudat
  3. (transitive) to present, pose, involve (e.g. difficulty, trouble, threat, risk, or danger)
Usage notes

This form also occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

Conjugation
Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Etymology 2

jelenik + -t (past-tense suffix)

Verb

jelent

  1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of jelenik
Usage notes

This form normally occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

Etymology 3

jelen (present) + -t (accusative suffix)

Noun

jelent

  1. accusative singular of jelen
    Aki a múltban él, nem látja a jelent.One who lives in the past, does not see the present.

References

  1. jelent in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • (to mean, to report): jelent in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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