szerette
Hungarian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editszeret (“to love”) + -te (past-tense personal suffix)
Verb
editszerette
Etymology 2
editszeret (“to love”) + -te (verbal-participle suffix)
Participle
editszerette
- (rare, archaic) verbal participle of szeret: beloved
- Synonym: (when it has no subject on its own) szeretett
- 1835, János Nagyváthy, Magyar praktikus termesztő [“Hungarian Practical Farmer”], 2nd ed., p. 292:[1]
- Ez a’ mód tapasztalásom szerint a’ Szú szerette fákat is tartósokká teszi.
- This method, in my experience, makes even woodworm-loved trees durable.
Etymology 3
editszeret (“to love”) + -te (noun-forming suffix)
Noun
editszerette
- (with a possessive suffix, chiefly in the plural) his/her loved one(s)
- (with a possessive suffix, rare, folksy, archaic, construed with -ben or -ből) his/her/its love (the act of loving)
Declension
edit- The singular forms are not used except szerettében and szerettéből in the second noun sense.
- The possessive-suffixed singular forms are relatively rare.
Possessive forms of szerette | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | szerettem | szeretteim |
2nd person sing. | szeretted | szeretteid |
3rd person sing. | szerette | szerettei |
1st person plural | szerettünk | szeretteink |
2nd person plural | szerettetek | szeretteitek |
3rd person plural | szerettük | szeretteik |
Further reading
edit- (beloved; loved one; love): szerette 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
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