Ismételje

Ismételje is the formal imperative form of the Hungarian verb ismételni, meaning to repeat. It is used when addressing someone with the polite pronoun Ön, typically in formal contexts such as instruction, customer service, or official communication.

Morphology and usage notes: The form ismételje appears in the singular polite imperative, and its plural counterpart for addressing more than one formal listener is ismételjék. The imperative form is usually followed by an object or complement, for example, Ismételje meg a mondatot (Please repeat the sentence), or Kérem, ismételje meg (Please repeat). The informal counterpart is ismételd (you repeat, informal singular) or ismételjétek (you all repeat, informal/plural).

Etymology: ismételje derives from the verb ismételni (to repeat), which itself comes from ismét (again) plus a verbal ending. The formal imperative uses a specific ending pattern, including the -je/-jék suffixes, to signal polite address.

Context and register: ismételje is common in written notices, service interactions, classrooms, and other settings where politeness and formality are expected. It is less common in casual conversation, where the informal ismételd would be preferred when speaking to a single familiar listener.

See also: ismételni, ismétel, ismétlés, ismétlése.