Jellemzünk

Jellemzünk is a Hungarian verb form that comes from jellemez, meaning to characterize or describe the defining features of something, or to identify what is typical about a subject. The form is the first-person plural present tense, used when the speaker and at least one other person perform the action. For example, a sentence like “A piac jelenlegi helyzetét mi jellemzünk” means “We are characterizing the current state of the market.”

In usage, jellemzünk is a transitive verb and typically takes a direct object in the accusative, indicating what is being described or characterized. The expression can also convey the sense of summarizing traits or features of a subject within a broader analysis, report, or discussion. When Hungarian speakers want to say that something is characteristic of someone or something, they more often use the adjective jellemző or the construction jellemző rá/arra, rather than the verb form.

Etymology and related forms: The verb jellemez is built from the noun jellem (character) with the verbal suffix -ez-, producing the sense “to characterize.” Related words include jellemzés (characterization, description) and jellemző (characteristic, typical). These terms share the same semantic field centered on describing traits, features, or qualities of a person, object, or phenomenon.

See also: jellemzés, jellemző, jellemzők.