tetszik

Hungarian

Etymology

From the obsolete verb tetik (to appeal, to be liked) + -szik.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛt͡sːik]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: tet‧szik

Verb

tetszik

  1. (intransitive) to appeal, to be liked
    Sok embernek tetszik az új változat.Many people like the new version.
  2. (auxiliary with a verb in the infinitive) used to indicate politeness towards the elderly
    Tessék velem jönni.Come with me, if you please.
    Hogy tetszett mondani?I beg your pardon?
  3. (intransitive, archaic) to seem, to appear (-nak/-nek)
    Synonyms: tűnik, látszik

Usage notes

  • The subject of this verb is the person or thing that is liked. The agent takes the dative case (-nak/-nek).
    Péternek tetszik Mari. - Péter likes Mari.
    Tetszik nekem ez a cipő. - I like this shoe.
  • If the agent is missing, the logical agent is implied.
    Tetszik ez a cipő. - I like this shoe.
    Tetszik ez a cipő? - Do you like this shoe?
  • If the subject is missing, ez (this; it) or az (that; it) is implied.
    Ahogy tetszik - As You Like It (play by Shakespeare)
    Tetszik? - Do you like it?
    Tetszik. - I like it.

Conjugation

As an auxiliary verb, only the third-person forms are used, since its purpose is to address someone with respect. Out of these, the subjunctive is replaced by the otherwise archaic alternative forms tessék in the singular and tessenek in the plural. The word tessék also survives in contemporary usage as an interjection.

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • áttetszik
  • feltetszik
  • föltetszik
  • kitetszik
  • megtetszik
  • visszatetszik

(Expressions):

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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