Nyelését

Nyelését is a Hungarian grammatical form derived from nyelés, the noun meaning swallowing. Nyelés itself comes from nyelni (to swallow) and the nominalization -és. The form nyelését represents the swallowing of a specific third person and is used as a definite direct object in a sentence. In Hungarian, this is achieved by adding the third-person possessive suffix to the noun (indicating “his/her/its swallowing”) together with the definite direct-object suffix -t, yielding nyelését.

The function of nyelését is purely grammatical and it is not a separate lexical entry. It is employed when the noun phrase functions as the object of a verb and the speaker wishes to indicate possession and definiteness. Examples might include sentences such as: A páciens nyelését vizsgálták. (They examined the patient’s swallowing.) A beteg nyelését figyelték meg. (They observed the patient’s swallowing.) In medical or clinical contexts, nyelését frequently appears in discussions of swallowing function or dysphagia (diszfágia).

Related terms include nyelés (swallowing), which is the basic noun, and diszfágia, the clinical term for swallowing disorders. Nyelését demonstrates how Hungarian inflects a nominalized verb to express ownership and a definite object within a clause.