köszönetet mond

Hungarian

Etymology

köszönet (“thanks”) +‎ -et (accusative suffix) +‎ mond (“to say”), literally “to say thanks”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkøsønɛtɛtmond]

Verb

köszönetet mond

1. (slightly formal) to thank (someone: -nak/-nek, (optionally) for something: -ért)

   Synonyms: köszön, megköszön

   A szervezők köszönetet mondtak a tolmácsoknak. ― The organizers thanked the interpreters.

   Az elnök köszönetet mondott a résztvevők észrevételeiért. ― The chairman thanked the participants for their comments.

Usage notes

This phrase is the only option when the thing being thanked for is not specified (for example because it is obvious to the listener/s), unless the place of the object is filled with a generic word like minden(t) (“everything”), which makes the verb (meg)köszön grammatically possible. However, köszönetet mond can also be used when the object is made explicit, especially on ceremonial occasions.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see mond.
• The inflected noun remains unchanged.