Gyereket

Gyereket is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun gyerek, meaning "child." It marks a definite direct object, and is used when the child is treated as a known, identifiable entity. For example: Látom a gyereket (I see the child).

Gyerek is the common colloquial term for child; the more formal literary equivalent is gyermek, which appears in official language and in compound terms such as gyermekvédelmi (child protection) or gyermeknevelés (child-rearing). The plural forms are gyerekek (colloquial) and gyermekek (formal).

Possessive forms include gyerekem (my child), gyereked (your child), gyereke (his/her/their child), among others. The definite-object form gyereket is widely used in everyday speech, especially when the object is definite or contextually specified, while mł formal writing often prefers the term gyermek and its inflected forms.

Origin: gyerek is native to Hungarian, with an etymology that is uncertain and debated among scholars. Despite the uncertain origins, gyerek remains a staple in modern Hungarian, functioning across casual speech and many written registers, with gyermek serving as the more formal counterpart in official or literary contexts.