Keresek

Keresek is a Hungarian verb form that corresponds to the first person singular present tense of the verb keresni, meaning to search or to look for. In normal usage it expresses that the speaker is currently seeking or looking for something.

Morphology and usage

In Hungarian, verbs are conjugated for person and number. The present tense forms of keresni include én keresek, te keresel, ő keresi, mi keresünk, ti kerestek, ők keresnek. The form keresek is therefore not a separate word with its own meaning beyond this conjugation; it is the subject’s action in the present. Keresek is commonly followed by a direct object in the accusative case, such as egy könyvet (a book) or információt (information).

Examples and nuances

Keresek egy könyvet. I am looking for a book. Keresek információt a témáról. I am seeking information about the topic. The verb can denote practical searches (finding an object), informational searches (seeking data), or more abstract pursuits (seeking a solution). Being a present-tense form, keresek typically appears in statements about current activity rather than completed actions.

Related terms

The noun form keresés means search or seeking, while a kereső can refer to a searcher or a search engine, depending on context. These related terms share the same root but function as distinct parts of speech within Hungarian.

See also

keresés, kereső, keresni. Hungarian verbs rely on vowel harmony and suffixal conjugation, with keresek illustrating the common first-person present form used to express ongoing seeking.