illet

Hungarian

Etymology

illik +‎ -et

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈilːɛt]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: il‧let
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

illet

  1. (transitive, archaic) to touch (especially targeted at somebody or something precious, noble etc.) (used with -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 (used with -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
    Synonyms: érint, tartozik, vonatkozik
    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: (used with -nak/-nek) jár
    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) (used with -val/-vel)
    kritikával/szemrehányással/rágalmakkal illet valakit ― to sling criticism/reproach/slanders at someone

Conjugation
conjugation of illet
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 ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. illetnék illetnél illetne illetnénk illetnétek illetnének
Def. illetném illetnéd illetné illetnénk
(or illetnők)		 illetnétek illetnék
2nd-p. o. illetnélek ―
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 ―
Infinitive illetni illetnem illetned illetnie illetnünk illetnetek illetniük
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
illetés illető illetett illetendő illetve illethet

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • megillet

See also

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