Lövést

Lövés, in Hungarian literature and everyday language, refers to a single act of firing a weapon or to the fired shot itself. The form lövést is the definite direct object form of the noun lövés, used when the shot is identified or specified in the sentence. Thus lövést marks the shot as a known, concrete item that the verb acts upon.

Etymology and grammar: lövés comes from the verb lő, meaning to shoot or fire. It is a nomimalized form built with the suffix -és. The definite direct object suffix -t attaches to the noun, resulting in lövést, which signals that the speaker has a particular shot in mind. In Hungarian, this definite object form is used to indicate specificity of the object in the clause.

Usage: lövés and its definite form lövést appear in contexts involving firearms, hunting, military matters, and sport shooting (lövészet). It can describe both the act of firing and the shot produced by that act. Common phrases include "leadni a lövést" (to discharge or fire the shot) and "a lövést követően" (after the shot). The term also features in discussions of accuracy, timing, and sequence within shooting sports or incidents.

Related terms: lövészet refers to the sport of shooting; lövészek or sportlövők denote shooters. plural forms include lövések (shots) and lövéseket or lövéseket in various grammatical contexts.

See also: lőtt, lőfegyver (firearm), vadászat (hunting), sportlövészet (sport shooting).

Lövést thus functions as a grammatically specific form of lövés, tightly tied to the act of firing and the particular shot being discussed.