Word
Jelzem a problémát, és panaszt teszek.
Meaning
I report the problem and make a complaint.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Jelzem a problémát, és panaszt teszek.
és
and
az
the
probléma
the problem
jelezni
to notify or point out
Questions & Answers about Jelzem a problémát, és panaszt teszek.
Why is it jelzem and not jelzek?
Because a problémát is a definite direct object: it means the problem, not just a problem.
Hungarian verbs often have two kinds of endings:
- indefinite conjugation: used when there is no definite object, or no object at all
- definite conjugation: used when the object is definite
The verb here is jelez = to indicate / report / signal.
In I report the problem, the object is definite, so Hungarian uses the definite form:
- jelzem = I report it / I report the ...
- compare: jelzek egy problémát = I report a problem
So Jelzem a problémát is the expected form.
Why does problémát have -t at the end?