Segít

Segít is a Hungarian verb form meaning “he helps,” and is the third-person singular present tense of the verb segíteni, which means “to help” or “to aid.” It is widely used in everyday speech to describe someone performing the act of helping in the present moment. For example, the sentence Ő segít a barátjának means “He helps his friend.”

In Hungarian, segít is the present tense form that agrees with a singular third-person subject, whether that subject is a pronoun (ő) or a specific noun. The infinitive form of the verb is segíteni. Related nouns and adjectives include segít­ség (help, assistance) and segítő (helper, assistant). The past tense is segített, as in A férfi segített a nőnek yesterday.

Usage notes: segít can be used with various objects in the dative-like construction common in Hungarian, for example segít a gyerekeknek (helps the children) or segít nekem (helps me). To express future intention, forms such as fog segíteni or majd segít can be used, as in Ő majd segít. The verb is part of a broader set of semantically related terms built from the same root, reflecting the concept of aid, assistance, and support.

See also: segít‑szolgálat in compound contexts, segíteni (to help), segítség (help/assistance), segítő (helper).