elengedetlen
Elengedetlen is a Hungarian adjective that literally suggests something cannot be released or let go. In standard usage, the related form elengedhetetlen is the common word meaning indispensable or essential, something one cannot do without. The shorter form elengedetlen is much rarer and is typically considered nonstandard or regional, and when encountered it is usually interpreted through the same general sense of necessity or inescapability rather than as a distinct, widely accepted term.
Etymology and form: the base verb elenged means to release or let go, and the suffixes -het/-hetetlen
Usage: in modern Hungarian, the preferred adjective for “indispensable” is elengedhetetlen, as in elengedhetetlen követelmény (an
See also: elengedhetetlen, elengedés, nélkülözhetetlen.
Note: the normative term for “indispensable” is elengedhetetlen, while elengedetlen may occur in dialectal, historical, or