kérd

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Likely from the verb kér +‎ -d (frequentative suffix).

Verb

kérd

  1. (transitive, archaic) to ask, question (request an answer)
    Synonym: kérdez
    • 1850/51/1854, Mihály Vörösmarty, Előszó (Prologue, translated by Péter Zollman)
      Kérdjétek akkor ezt a vén kacért, / Hová tevé boldogtalan fiait?
      Ask then the aging, wrinkled prostitute / What has she done to her unhappy sons?
Usage notes

This form also occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

Conjugation
Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Etymology 2

kér (to ask, to request) +‎ -d (personal suffix)

Alternative forms

Verb

kérd

  1. second-person singular subjunctive present definite of kér
Usage notes

This form also occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

References

  1. ^ kérd in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • kérd 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