Befejezettséget

Befejezettséget is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun befejezettség, which denotes the state or degree of being finished or completed. The concept is used to describe how much of a task, process, document, or work has been completed and how close it is to its intended final form. In everyday language and in professional contexts such as project management, quality assurance, academic writing, and philosophy, befejezettség refers to whether something has reached a stable, final state or still requires further work. The term can refer to objective measures, such as a percentage of completion, or to a qualitative assessment of sufficiency and coherence of the final product. It is often contrasted with befejezetlenség, meaning unfinishedness or incompleteness, highlighting the spectrum from partial to complete.

Etymology: befejezettség is formed from the adjective befejezett (completed) or the verb befejezni (to finish) with the derivational suffix -tség, which creates nouns indicating a state or quality. The word befejezettséget is simply the direct object form used when the state of completion is being discussed or evaluated in a sentence.

Usage notes: befejezettség can describe tangible outputs (texts, projects, installations) or more abstract processes (models, plans). In criticism or theory, the term may reflect debates about whether a work can or should be considered complete. The accusative form befejezettséget appears whenever the completion state is the object of the verb, as in értékelni a befejezettséget (to evaluate the degree of completion).