Megkérésétmegekérésére

Megkérésétmegekérésére is a coined term that appears in discussions of Hungarian discourse to describe a nested or layered pattern of making requests. The concept refers to occasions when a speaker structures a single utterance so that it contains more than one pointing to the act of requesting itself, effectively embedding a request about the process of requesting within the main request. The phenomenon is most often noted in formal communication, customer service interactions, and online dialogue, where speakers aim to calibrate politeness, formality, or social obligations through iterative phrasing.

Etymology and description: The term blends two grammatical forms of the verb kér (to ask or request): megkérését (the act of requesting it) and megkérésére (for the purpose of requesting). The concatenation signals a reflexive or hierarchical layering of requests, producing a sentence that not only asks for something but also foregrounds the act of asking itself. In scholarly discussions, megkérésétmegekérésére is described as a discourse-pragmatic device that can increase perceived politeness, create social leverage, or manage expectations by signaling multiple degrees of obligation within one communication.

Usage and examples: The pattern tends to emerge in careful or service-oriented language. For example, a speaker might say: "Kérem, küldje el a jelentést, és megkérném, legyen szíves megerősíteni a határidőt." Another instance could be: "Kérem, adja meg a szükséges adatokat, és megkérném, hogy ezt a kérést a csapat felé is terjessze." These constructions blend a direct request with a secondary request about the process or dissemination of the initial request.

See also: politeness strategies, indirect speech acts, discourse pragmatics, hedging.