felkeltett

Felkeltett is a Hungarian verb form used to express that something has aroused, awakened, or stirred a response in someone or in a group. It can refer to a literal waking of a person or to the generation of interest, attention, curiosity, or emotion. In everyday and written Hungarian, felkeltett often appears in contexts where a stimulus provokes a reaction, such as news, statements, events, or experiences.

Etymology and construction: the word comes from the verb felkeltetni, built from the prefix fel- meaning up or elicited and the root kel- related to waking or rising. The form felkeltett represents a past tense construction used to indicate that the arousal or awakening has already occurred. Because it is transitive, felkeltett requires a direct object that denotes what was aroused or awakened (for example, érdeklődés, figyelem, közönség).

Usage notes: felkeltett is common in journalism, literary prose, and formal commentary, where a particular stimulus is described as having provoked a response. Typical collocations include felkeltette az érdeklődést (aroused interest), felkeltette a közönség figyelmét (aroused the audience’s attention), and felkeltette a vitát (stirred up a debate). While it can describe literal waking, its figurative sense is far more frequent in modern usage.

See also: felkeltetni, felkelés, kelés. In comparative terms, Hungarian speakers may choose synonyms depending on nuance, such as felébreszt (to wake someone up) for literal waking or felkelt (to stir or awaken) in shorter, more colloquial forms.