ért

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See also: ert, ERT, and -ért

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeːrt]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ért

Etymology 1

ér (to reach) +‎ -t (instantaneous suffix). The original sense probably was “to touch”.[1]

Verb

ért

  1. (transitive) to understand
    Synonym: felfog
  2. (transitive) to hint at, to mean (often used with úgy)
    Synonyms: gondol, céloz
  3. (intransitive) be familiar with, be skilled at something (-hoz/-hez/-höz)
    Synonyms: jártas, hozzáértő
Conjugation
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

ér +‎ -t (in whichever sense)

Verb

ért

  1. third-person singular past of ér
    Mennyit ért a lánc, amit eladtál?How much was the chain/necklace you sold worth?
    Mikor ért a vonat az állomásra?When did the train arrive at the station?
    A kutya a tányérhoz ért.The dog touched the plate.

Etymology 3

From the ér- stem of érik +‎ -t.

Verb

ért

  1. third-person singular past of érik
    Mikor ért tavaly a dinnye?When did melons get ripe last year? (sometimes also expressed in this sense as érett)

References

  1. ^ ért 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.)

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