Felvetették

Felvetették is a form of the Hungarian verb felvetni, used to indicate that someone raised or brought up a matter in the past. The core meaning of felvetni is to pose, propose, or introduce something for discussion, such as a question, a problem, a suggestion, or an idea. In formal writing, journalism, and political or academic discourse, felvetették typically signals that a group or individuals brought a matter to attention during a meeting, debate, or report.

Morphology and usage notes:

Felvetni is a separable prefix verb, with fel- as a directional prefix conveying “up” or “upward” in a figurative sense (to raise, to bring up). Its past tense third-person plural form is felvetették, used when the subject is plural and the action occurred in the past. The form felvetette is the singular past tense. The verb is transitive and takes a direct object in the accusative, such as kérdés (question), probléma (problem), ötlet (idea), or javaslat (proposal).

Common collocations and examples:

- felvetni egy kérdést (to raise a question)

- felvetni egy problémát (to raise a problem)

- felvetni egy ötletet vagy javaslatot (to propose an idea or a proposal)

- A vitában felvetették a környezetvédelmi kérdéseket. (In the debate, they raised environmental questions.)

- A képviselők felvetették egy új javaslatot a napirendre. (The representatives proposed a new proposal for consideration.)

Etymology and related forms:

Felvetni derives from the prefix fel- plus vetni (to throw, to put). The noun felvetés, related to the verb, denotes the act of raising or the proposition itself. The construction is common in formal Hungarian and is used to report speech, debates, and deliberative proceedings in a neutral, descriptive tone.