tiszteletem

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tisztelet (respect) +‎ -em (my, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtistɛlɛtɛm]
  • Hyphenation: tisz‧te‧le‧tem
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Interjection[edit]

tiszteletem

  1. hello, sir (see usage notes)

Usage notes[edit]

Used by men towards older men with whom they are acquainted, for instance an elderly coworker, or one's father-in-law. In situations like these, it is a very polite form of greeting, since it conveys a greater degree of both affection and respect (literally) than the more formal and distant jó napot kívánok.

Noun[edit]

tiszteletem

  1. first-person singular single-possession possessive of tisztelet

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative tiszteletem
accusative tiszteletemet
dative tiszteletemnek
instrumental tiszteletemmel
causal-final tiszteletemért
translative tiszteletemmé
terminative tiszteletemig
essive-formal tiszteletemként
essive-modal tiszteletemül
inessive tiszteletemben
superessive tiszteletemen
adessive tiszteletemnél
illative tiszteletembe
sublative tiszteletemre
allative tiszteletemhez
elative tiszteletemből
delative tiszteletemről
ablative tiszteletemtől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
tiszteletemé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
tiszteleteméi