tessék

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tessék. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tessék, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tessék in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tessék you have here. The definition of the word tessék will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftessék, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: tessek

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of the obsolete tetik variant of tetszik.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

tessék

  1. Archaic third-person singular subjunctive present form of tetszik.
    Synonyms: tetsszen, (modern form) tetsszék
    • 1893, Paul Bourget, translated by Tóth Béla, Hazugságok, vol. 2‎, Budapest: Athenaeum, translation of Mensonges (in French), page 38:
      Nem mert volna hazudni ez asszonynak, még azért sem, hogy tessék neki.
      He had scruples about lying to this woman, even to please her.
  2. (auxiliary, with a verb in the infinitive) please, would you?, kindly (especially towards elderly people, clients, or by children towards adults, used as a polite alternative to the imperative mood)

Derived terms

Interjection

tessék

  1. (offering or doing a favor for someone, expressing consent, approval, readiness, or encouragement)
    1. here you are! (handing something over to someone)
    2. help yourself!, do start! (offering food and encouraging eating)
    3. after you!, go ahead! (allowing someone to pass at the door)
    4. go ahead! (answering a request for permission, like whether to open the window)
    5. yes please!, can I help you? (expressing full attention by a shop assistant towards a customer)
  2. come again?, I beg your pardon? (if the speaker did not hear or understand or cannot believe what was heard)
  3. action (instruction to start an act or scene of a theatric performance)

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • tessék 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
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia