értek

See also: Ertek and érték

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːrtɛk]
• Hyphenation: ér‧tek

Etymology 1

ért (“to understand”) +‎ -ek (first-person singular personal suffix)

Verb

értek

1. first-person singular indicative present indefinite of ért

   Mindent értek. ― I understand everything.

Etymology 2

From ér (“to reach, arrive”) or ér (“to be worth”) +‎ -tek (present-tense second-person plural personal suffix) and -tek (past-tense third-person plural personal suffix).

Verb

értek

1. second-person plural indicative present indefinite of ér

   Mikor értek ide? ― When are you (guys) arriving here?

2. third-person plural indicative past indefinite of ér

   Zsákutcába értek. ― They reached a dead end.

   Sokat értek a részvényei. ― His/Her/Your shares were worth a lot.

Usage notes

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

• értek (…) ide, ide … értek ― ideértek ― ideér
• értek (…) utol, utol … értek ― utolértek ― utolér
• and some more, see its derivatives with verbal prefixes.

Etymology 3

From the ér- stem of érik (“to ripen, get mature”) +‎ -tek (present-tense second-person plural personal suffix) and -tek (past-tense third-person plural personal suffix).

Verb

értek

1. second-person plural indicative present indefinite of érik

   Elég korán értek ― You [all] get mature pretty early.

2. third-person plural indicative past indefinite of érik

   Már értek a barackok. ― The peaches were getting ripe already.

Usage notes

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

• értek (…) meg, meg … értek ― megértek ― megérik
• and some more, see its derivatives with verbal prefixes.

Anagrams

• kéret, kerté, kérte, rétek, térek