Felkeltetni

Felkeltetni is a Hungarian verb meaning to cause someone to rise or to provoke a response, often translated as to arouse, to excite, or to awaken in the sense of generating interest, attention, or emotion. The sense can be neutral or broader, including intellectual curiosity, emotional response, or, in some contexts, sexual arousal.

Etymology and form: the word is built from the verb kelteni, “to wake or to cause to rise,” with the prefix fel- adding a sense of completeness or intensification. The infinitive felkeltetni forms the basis for finite forms in the standard Hungarian conjugation, and it is used with a direct object in the accusative that denotes what is being aroused.

Usage and examples: felkeltetni is predominantly transitive. It is commonly used with nouns such as érdeklődés (interest), figyelem (attention), kíváncsiság (curiosity), vagy vitát (a debate). Examples include: “A hír felkeltette az olvasók érdeklődését.”, meaning “The news aroused the readers’ interest.” or “A reklám felkeltette a közönség figyelmét.” which means the advertisement drew the audience’s attention. The verb can also be used in more personal or emotional contexts, and in some cases with a sexual undertone, as in “felkeltette a vágyát,” meaning it aroused his/her desire.

Felkeltés: the related noun felkeltés refers to the act or result of arousing or awakening, such as in discussions of marketing, media influence, or artistic effect. The term is widely used across media, politics, advertising, and literature to describe the process of eliciting a response from an audience.