Szerencsés

Szerencsés is a Hungarian adjective meaning lucky or fortunate. It is formed from the noun szerencse, meaning luck or fortune, with the suffix -s to indicate a quality or characteristic. The form agrees with the noun it modifies: szerencsés férfi, szerencsés nő, szerencsés gyermek; in the plural: szerencsés emberek.

In use, szerencsés can be attributive, as in szerencsés ember (a lucky person), or predicative after a linking verb: Ma szerencsés vagyok (I am lucky today / I have had good luck today). The word can also function as a nominalized phrase with the definite article, meaning “the lucky one”: A szerencsés az, aki időben érkezik (The lucky one is the one who arrives on time). Comparative and superlative forms exist: szerencsésebb (more fortunate) and legszerencsésebb (the luckiest). The opposite form is szerencsétlen (unlucky; unfortunate).

Common related expressions include szerencse (luck/fortune) and phraseology around luck, such as szenvedő szerencse or szerencséje van (he has luck / he is fortunate). An adverbial equivalent for “fortunately” is szerencsére. In everyday language, szerencsés is often used to describe people, events, or outcomes characterized by good luck, and it contrasts with szerencsétlen in contexts discussing misfortune.