büntetsz

büntetsz is a Hungarian verb form meaning you punish. It is the second-person singular present indicative form of the verb büntetni, which means to punish. The infinitive büntetni is transitive, typically taking a direct object in the accusative case, such as valakit (someone) vagy valamit (something). The form büntetsz is used when addressing someone directly and stating that they perform the punishing action in the present.

Morphology and usage: Hungarian verbs are conjugated for person and number with suffixes. For the second person singular present, the ending -sz attaches to the stem büntet-, producing büntetsz. In practice, büntetsz can stand with or without an explicit object: "Te büntetsz ezért" (You punish for this) or "Te büntetsz engem" (You punish me). The subject pronoun te is often omitted, since the ending already marks the person.

Related forms: The noun büntetés means punishment, while büntető can function as an adjective meaning punitive or as a noun referring to a punitive measure or Punisher in some contexts. The verb büntetni belongs to the broader vocabulary of law, ethics, and everyday moral discussion, where statements about punishment are common.

Notes: büntetsz is a standard, neutral grammatical form in Hungarian and appears in ordinary conversation, writing, and formal prose whenever the speaker directly addresses someone about their present action of punishing. Its use is strictly transitive, requiring an object to complete the sense of punishing.