csenget

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cseng (“to ring”) +‎ -et (“causative suffix”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛŋɡɛt]
  • Hyphenation: csen‧get

Verb

csenget

  1. (intransitive) to ring (to make a bell produce sound)
    Ki csengetett az ajtón? ― Who rang the bell at the door?
  2. (intransitive) to ring (to produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound)
    A villamos csenget a megálló előtt. ― The tram rings its bell when approaching a station.
  3. (transitive) to ring (for someone -nak/-nek, for something -ért)
    Csengetett a szobalánynak. ― She rang for the maid.
    Csengetett a teáért. ― She rang the bell for tea.

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • becsenget
  • felcsenget
  • kicsenget

References

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