illet

Hungarian

Etymology

illik +‎ -et

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈilːɛt]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: il‧let
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

illet

1. (transitive, archaic) to touch (especially targeted at somebody or something precious, noble etc.) (-val/-vel)

   Csókkal illette kezét. ― He gave a kiss on her hand. (literally, “He touched her hand with a kiss.”)

   Synonym: érint

2. (transitive) to concern (-t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)

   Synonyms: érint, tartozik

   Mindazoknak, akit illet ― To whom it may concern

   1. (ami …-t illet/illeti): as far as … is concerned, as regards, with respect to

      Ami engem illet… ― As far as I'm concerned…

3. (transitive) to be due to someone (-t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)

   Synonym: jár (-nak/-nek)

   Az első falat téged illet. ― The first bite goes to you.

   Elismerés illeti őket. ― Recognition is due to them.

4. (transitive) to inflict, impose, sling (criticism) (-val/-vel)

   kritikával/szemrehányással/rágalmakkal illet valakit ― to sling criticism/reproach/slanders at someone

Conjugation

conjugation of illet

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	illetek	illetsz	illet	illetünk	illettek	illetnek
		Def.	illetem	illeted	illeti	illetjük	illetitek	illetik
		2nd-p. o.	illetlek	―
	Past	Indef.	illettem	illettél	illetett	illettünk	illettetek	illettek
		Def.	illettem	illetted	illette	illettük	illettétek	illették
		2nd-p. o.	illettelek	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. illetni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	illeték	illetél	illete	illeténk	illetétek	illetének
		Def.	illetém	illetéd	illeté	illeténk	illetétek	illeték
		2nd-p. o.	illetélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. illet vala, illetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	illetendek	illetendesz	illetend	illetendünk	illetendetek	illetendenek
		Def.	illetendem	illetended	illetendi	illetendjük	illetenditek	illetendik
		2nd-p. o.	illetendelek	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	illetnék	illetnél	illetne	illetnénk	illetnétek	illetnének
		Def.	illetném	illetnéd	illetné	illetnénk (or illetnők)	illetnétek	illetnék
		2nd-p. o.	illetnélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. illetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	illessek	illess or illessél	illessen	illessünk	illessetek	illessenek
		Def.	illessem	illesd or illessed	illesse	illessük	illessétek	illessék
		2nd-p. o.	illesselek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. illetett légyen
Infinitive	illetni		illetnem	illetned	illetnie	illetnünk	illetnetek	illetniük
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	illetés		illető	illetett	illetendő	illetve (illetvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).

potential conjugation of illet

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	illethetek	illethetsz	illethet	illethetünk	illethettek	illethetnek
		Def.	illethetem	illetheted	illetheti	illethetjük	illethetitek	illethetik
		2nd-p. o.	illethetlek	―
	Past	Indef.	illethettem	illethettél	illethetett	illethettünk	illethettetek	illethettek
		Def.	illethettem	illethetted	illethette	illethettük	illethettétek	illethették
		2nd-p. o.	illethettelek	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	illetheték	illethetél	illethete	illetheténk	illethetétek	illethetének
		Def.	illethetém	illethetéd	illetheté	illetheténk	illethetétek	illetheték
		2nd-p. o.	illethetélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. illethet vala, illethetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	illethetendek or illetandhatok	illethetendesz or illetandhatsz	illethetend or illetandhat	illethetendünk or illetandhatunk	illethetendetek or illetandhattok	illethetendenek or illetandhatnak
		Def.	illethetendem or illetandhatom	illethetended or illetandhatod	illethetendi or illetandhatja	illethetendjük or illetandhatjuk	illethetenditek or illetandhatjátok	illethetendik or illetandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	illethetendelek or illetandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	illethetnék	illethetnél	illethetne	illethetnénk	illethetnétek	illethetnének
		Def.	illethetném	illethetnéd	illethetné	illethetnénk (or illethetnők)	illethetnétek	illethetnék
		2nd-p. o.	illethetnélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. illethetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	illethessek	illethess or illethessél	illethessen	illethessünk	illethessetek	illethessenek
		Def.	illethessem	illethesd or illethessed	illethesse	illethessük	illethessétek	illethessék
		2nd-p. o.	illethesselek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. illethetett légyen
Inf.	(illethetni)		(illethetnem)	(illethetned)	(illethetnie)	(illethetnünk)	(illethetnetek)	(illethetniük)
Positive adjective			illethető	Neg. adj.	illethetetlen	Adv. part.	(illethetve / illethetvén)

Derived terms

• illeték → illetékes, illetéktelen
• illetmény
• illető → illetőleg, illetőség
• illetve

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• megillet

See also

• illik

Further reading

• illet in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN