jelent

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛlɛnt]
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  • Hyphenation: je‧lent

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.
Conjugation
Derived terms
With verbal prefixes

Etymology 2

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. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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