Hungarian

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Etymology

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meg- +‎ tesz

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛktɛs]
  • Hyphenation: meg‧tesz
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

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megtesz

  1. (transitive) to do (to perform, fulfil, accomplish; for [the sake of] someone or something: -ért)
    Imperfective: tesz
    Érted bármit megtennék.I would do anything for you.
    Megtennéd, hogy idehozod a szemüvegem?Would you fetch me my glasses? (literally, “Would you do that you fetch…”)
  2. (transitive, of distance) to cover, travel
    utat megteszto cover a distance
  3. (transitive) to make or appoint someone (the post or office is given with -nak/-nek)
  4. (transitive, with null object) to suffice, (will) do (to be enough)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • megtesz 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