bejelent

Bejelent is a Hungarian verb meaning to announce, declare, or file a notice with an authority. It is used transitively, typically with a direct object indicating what is being announced or reported, and it can also refer to submitting a formal notification in administrative contexts. The related noun bejelentés denotes an announcement, notification, or filing, especially in official or legal situations.

Etymology and variations: the word consists of the prefix be-, which can signal completion or fulfillment of an action, attached to jelent, a root meaning signal or report. The core sense is to bring something into an announced or stated state. The verb appears in various tenses and moods through standard Hungarian conjugation (bejelentek, bejelentett, bejelenteni, etc.). A common nominal form is bejelentés, used for both casual announcements and formal filings.

Usage and contexts: bejelent is widespread in media, politics, business, and public administration. It covers announcing decisions, plans, or results, as well as legally required notices to authorities or to the public. Examples include bejelenteni egy szándékot (to declare one’s intention), bejelenteni egy döntést (to announce a decision), or bejelenteni a változást a hatóságnak. In administrative language, bejelentés refers to the act or document of notification, such as bejelentés benyújtása (submission of a notification) or bejelentés a címről (notice to an address).

Relation to related terms: bejelent is distinct from bejelentkezés, which means to log in or register, a different syntactic construction. It is also close in meaning to nyilatkozat (statement) and közlemény (press release), but bejelent emphasizes the act of notifying or officially stating something.

See also: nyilatkozat, közlemény, bejelentés, bejelentkezés.