Tévedj

Tévedj is a Hungarian verb form that functions as the imperative mood of the verb tévedni, meaning to err or to go astray. As an imperative, tévedj can be understood as a command or exhortation directed at a single person, though in ordinary speech it is not commonly used to tell someone to make a mistake and may appear more often in literary or rhetorical contexts.

Grammatically, tévedj is the second-person singular imperative. It is used without an explicit subject. The negative form is ne tévedj. Related forms include tévedjünk (let us err) and tévedjetek (you all err) for affirmative imperatives, as well as ne tévedjetek and ne tévedj a for negative constructions. The verb tévedni participates in standard Hungarian conjugation; its past, present, and other forms (for example téved, tévedünk, tévedtek) align with the broader pattern of -ni verbs.

Semantics and usage notes: tévedj carries the core sense of making a mistake or going astray. In modern usage, the imperative tévedj is rare in casual conversation and is more likely to appear in poetry, literary dialogue, or as a stylistic device. It may be employed to evoke irony, challenge a line of reasoning, or dramatize a moment of error within a narrative.

Related terms include tévedés, the noun meaning "mistake" or "error," and tévedni, the infinitive form. The form tévedj illustrates how Hungarian uses the imperative mood to address a listener directly, reflecting the language’s distinct verb conjugation system.