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kérd

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Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Likely from the verb kér +‎ -d (frequentative suffix).[1]

Verb

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kérd

  1. (transitive, archaic) to ask, question (request an answer)
    Synonym: kérdez
    • 1850/51[1]/1854,[2] Mihály Vörösmarty, Előszó (Prologue, translated by Péter Zollman[3])
      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
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This form also occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

Conjugation
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Derived terms
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(With verbal prefixes):

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

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Verb

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kérd

  1. second-person singular subjunctive present definite of kér
Usage notes
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This form also occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

References

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  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

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  • 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