Tetteiért

Tetteiért is a Hungarian postpositional expression meaning “for his deeds,” “for her deeds,” or more generally “for the deeds (of someone).” It is formed from the noun tett, meaning deed or act, with the possessive suffix ei to yield tettei (his/her/its deeds), followed by the postpositionért, meaning “for.” In standard orthography the entire phrase is written as a single word: tetteiért.

Usage and function: tetteiért serves to indicate the basis for a reward, punishment, or evaluation. It is commonly found with verbs of granting, acknowledging, or assigning responsibility. Examples include: “A tetteiért megkapta az elismerést” (‘He received the recognition for his deeds’) and “A tetteiért vállalta a felelősséget” (‘He took responsibility for his deeds’). The construction is productive in both everyday speech and written Hungarian, including journalistic and literary contexts.

Morphology and context: tetteiért illustrates how Hungarian combines a noun meaning “deed” with a possessive form and a postposition to express purpose or causation. Because tett can also be a verb form, the noun-reading tett and the possessive suffix -ei can, in isolation, cause parsing ambiguities; the standard spelling tetteiért clarifies its function as a postpositional phrase meaning “for his/her deeds.” It is not a fixed proper noun and is used across different registers to attribute outcomes to actions.

See also: Hungarian postpositions, the -ért postposition, possessive-noun formations.