Szerez

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Szerez (valamit)

 

Meaning:

to obtain sth., to get hold of sth.

 

Example sentences:

Végre szereztem egy jó porszívót.

Finally got-I a good vacuum-cleaner.

I finally got (ie. obtained) a good vacuum cleaner.

 

A világjárvány elején nem lehetett szerezni vécépapírt.

The pandemic beginning-its-on not was-possible to-get-hold-of toilet-paper.

It wasn’t possible to get hold of toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic.

 

Related terms:

birtok – property

birtokol – to own (sophisticated)

enyém – mine

hozzájut (valamihez) – to get hold of sth.

miénk – ours

szert tesz (valamire) – to obtain sth.

szervál – to obtain sth, to get hold of sth. (colloq.)

tied – yours

tietétek – yours (pl.)

tulajdon – property (synonym)

övé – her/his/its

övék – theirs

van valamije – to have sth. (to have doesn’t exist in Hungarian. We express it through van instead.)

vesz – to buy

 

Not to be confused with:

szer – tool, medicine

szeret – to like, to love

 

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Pronunciation of today’s word:

Szerez

 

Pronunciation of the example sentences:

Végre szereztem egy jó porszívót.

Finally got-I a good vacuum-cleaner.

I finally got (ie. obtained) a good vacuum cleaner.

 

A világjárvány elején nem lehetett szerezni vécépapírt.

The pandemic beginning-its-on not was-possible to-get-hold-of toilet-paper.

It wasn’t possible to get hold of toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic.

 

Pronunciation of the related terms:

birtok – property

 

birtokol – to own (sophisticated)

 

enyém – mine

 

hozzájut – to get hold of sth.

 

miénk – ours

 

szert tesz (valamire) – to obtain sth.

 

szervál – to obtain sth, to get hold of sth. (colloq.)

 

tied – yours

 

tietétek – yours (pl.)

 

tulajdon – property (synonym)

 

övé – her/his/its

 

övék – theirs

 

van valamije – to have sth. (to have doesn’t exist in Hungarian. We express it through van instead.)

 

vesz – to buy

 

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2 replies
  1. Richard says:

    What does “to get hold of sth. mean?”
    To obtain sth.what does it mean?
    Please give me an answer. I can’t find a definition for it.

    Reply
  2. Richard says:

    Juli Please resend both your work and home email addresses that you sent earlier. I lost them while trying to save them.
    Glad you had a great holiday I too am looking forward to a nice spring.
    Richard Punko
    rpunko@comcast.net

    Reply

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