Történteket

Történteket is a grammatical form in Hungarian, specifically the accusative plural of the noun tör­té­ne­t (történet), meaning stories or narratives. In this use, történteket denotes “the stories” as the direct object of a sentence. The term is not a separate concept; it is a word-formation outcome of the language’s case and number system.

Történet can refer to a past event with a factual account or to a narrative work such as a short story. Its plural nominative form is történetek, while the accusative plural appears as történteket when the stories are the object. The distinction between plural forms and cases is a routine aspect of Hungarian grammar, affecting articles, possessives, and verbs that govern the object.

In practice, történetek (and by extension történteket) appear across literature, journalism, and everyday speech. They can denote fictional stories, personal anecdotes, historical accounts, or any sequence of events presented as a narrative. The use of történteket is especially common when referring to a definite set of stories previously identified or understood from context, for example in sentences like elmondták a történteket (they told/related the stories) or megírták a történteket (they wrote the stories).

As a grammatical form, történteket is most relevant for language learners and linguists studying Hungarian syntax, case marking, and object agreement. In ordinary writing, the choice between történet, történetek or történteket depends on meaning (story vs. stories) and the grammatical role of the noun within the sentence.