Segíteni

Segíteni is a Hungarian verb meaning to help or to assist. It is the infinitive form, built from the stem segít- plus the suffix -ni. The verb denotes giving aid or support to another person, a task, or a situation. It is typically transitive, taking a direct object and often using a recipient pronoun (nekem, neked, neki, nekünk, nektek, nekik). For example, Szeretnék segíteni neked a költözésben, which means “I would like to help you with the move.”

In present tense forms, segíteni appears as segítek (I help), segítesz (you help), segít (he/she/it helps), segítünk (we help), segítetek (you all help), segítenek (they help). The past tense forms are segítettem, segítettél, segített, segítettünk, segítettek. The future is commonly expressed with the auxiliary fog, as in Segíteni fogok (I will help), while the conditional uses segítenék (I would help). These patterns are typical of Hungarian verb conjugation and do not require special auxiliary verbs for basic statements.

Usage and related terms: Segíteni is used with valakinek (to help someone) or valamiben (to help with something). It can appear with pronouns to indicate the recipient, as in Segítek neki or Segíthetek neki? (Can I help him/her?). Related nouns include segítség (help, assistance) and segítő (helper). Common phrases include Szeretnél segíteni? (Would you like to help?) and Köszönöm, hogy segítettél. (Thank you for helping.) These forms reflect both everyday and formal uses of the verb in Hungarian.