érdekli

érdekli is a Hungarian verb form meaning “to interest” or “to be of interest to someone.” It is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb érdek(el)ni, used when a thing or topic is causing someone to feel interest. In sentences with érdekli, the subject is typically the thing that interests, and the person who is interested is shown as a definite object pronoun (for example őt).

Examples show the typical pattern:

- A könyv érdekli őt. = This book interests him.

- Az újdonság érdekli őt. = The novelty interests him.

To express that the speaker themselves is interested in something, Hungarian usually uses a different construction with the verb érdek-el (often rendered with érdek el or érdekek in related forms) and the pronoun in the definite form:

- Engem érdekel ez a téma. = I am interested in this topic. Here the verb is érdek el yet commonly written as érdekel in everyday use.

Related terms include érdek (interest), érdekesség (an interesting point or curiosity), and érdekelt (interested, as an adjective). The word érdekli sits within a broader lexical family that covers liking, curiosity, and motivation in Hungarian.

In brief, érdekli is used to say that something interests someone, with the thing as the subject and the person who is interested marked as the definite object. For stating personal interest, speakers typically use the verb form érdek el (érdekel) with the speaker as the object.