Védelmezi

Védelmezi is a form of the Hungarian verb védelemze? no, the verb védelmezni (to defend or protect). It is the third-person singular present tense form used in the definite conjugation, meaning it is typically employed when the direct object is definite. In English terms, it corresponds to “he/she defends” or “he/she protects,” with the nuance that the action is directed at a specific, identifiable object, person, or group.

Morphology and usage: Védelmezi is derived from the stem védelmez- and the definite present ending -i, which signals a definite object. Hungarian verbs have both definite and indefinite conjugations in the present tense for third-person forms; the definite form often coincides with a slightly longer ending, as in védelmezi, compared to the indefinite form of the same verb. The form is standard in written and spoken Hungarian and appears in news, legal language, policy statements, and narrative prose when describing someone actively protecting a specified set of rights, interests, people, or property.

Semantics: The core meaning of védelmezni is to defend, protect, or safeguard. Védelmezi emphasizes the protective action toward a particular target or interest. It can cover physical protection, legal rights, or strategic safeguards, and it is frequently used with nouns that denote protected subjects (e.g., people, rights, assets).

Related forms include védelmez (present tense without the definite-object suffix in some contexts), védelemmel (noun form meaning protection), and védelemző (protective agent). These forms share the same semantic field of defense and safeguarding.

See also: védelmezni, védelem, védelmező.