Hungarian

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Etymology

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helyettes (deputy, substitute) +‎ -ít (verb-forming suffix expressing causation: “to make something ...-like”), from helyett +‎ -es

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛjɛtːɛʃiːt]
  • Hyphenation: he‧lyet‧te‧sít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

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helyettesít

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to substitute for someone, sub, cover, fill in, replace, stand in (to act as a replacement for someone)
    Jövő héten szabadságon leszek. Tudnál helyettesíteni?I'm on vacation next week. Can you cover for me?
  2. (transitive) to substitute, replace (to use in place of something else, with the same function) (-val/-vel)
    A juharszörpöt cukorral helyettesítettem.I substituted sugar for maple syrup.
  3. (transitive, mathematics) to substitute
  4. (transitive) to supersede (to take the place of)
    A régi termékeket újakkal helyettesítettük.The older products have been superseded by new ones.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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