felvet

Felvet is a Hungarian verb commonly translated as to raise, bring up, or propose something. In practice, it is most often used to refer to raising a topic, question, or idea in conversation or writing—for example, felveti a témát or felvet egy ötletet, meaning to raise the topic or to propose an idea. The sense can also be physical, meaning to lift or move something upward, though this usage is less frequent in everyday speech.

Etymology and forms: The verb is formed from the preverb fel- meaning upward or forward, combined with vet, which historically relates to throwing or placing. The prefix adds nuance of initiating an action in a forward or upward direction. The word yields related forms such as felvetés (a proposal or raised issue) and felvetni (to raise or propose). It is a regular verb in Hungarian, following the standard conjugation pattern for prefixed verbs, with the prefix retained across tenses and moods.

Usage notes: The most common construction is felvetni a témát or felvetni a kérdést, translated as “to raise the topic” or “to pose the question.” The noun felvetés is used for a suggestion, proposal, or raised issue in discourse. It can be confused with related verbs such as felvesz (to take up, to pick up) and other prefixed verbs with the same prefix. In formal writing, felvetés often appears in debates, policy discussions, and academic work to denote a point or issue under consideration.