köszönetet mond
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
köszönet (“thanks”) + -et (accusative suffix) + mond (“to say”), literally “to say thanks”
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
Usage notes edit
This phrase is the only option when the thing being thanked for is not specified (for example because it is obvious to the listener/s), unless the place of the object is filled with a generic word like minden(t) (“everything”), which makes the verb (meg)köszön grammatically possible. However, köszönetet mond can also be used when the object is made explicit, especially on ceremonial occasions.
Conjugation edit
- For the verb, see mond.
- The inflected noun remains unchanged.