Sikerül

Sikerül is a Hungarian verb meaning to succeed or to manage to do something. It expresses that a desired outcome has been achieved or becomes possible in a given situation. The infinitive form is sikerülni, and the everyday use centers on the sense of accomplishing a task or overcoming a challenge.

In usage, sikerül often appears in constructions that emphasize effort, result, or possibility. It can be used with a subject in the dative to indicate who managed to do something, for example, "sikerült neki" (he managed to do it) or "sikerült nekem megoldanom a feladatot" (I managed to solve the task). The verb also forms a past tense with the past participle "sikerült," as in "sikerült megcsinálnom" (I managed to do it). Negation is expressed with nem, as in "nem sikerült," meaning “did not manage to” or “didn't succeed.”

Grammatical notes and common patterns: sikerül can be used with a following infinitive to indicate what was accomplished, such as "sikerült befejezni a projektet" (to finish the project successfully). It is frequently encountered in everyday speech to convey a sense of achievement or the outcome of an effort, rather than a general ability. The term is closely related to the noun siker (success) and shares its semantic field of outcomes and feasibility.

Etymology and related terms: siker means success in Hungarian; sikerül derives from this noun base with a verbal suffix, forming a verb that denotes the act or result of achieving success.