gyümölcsét

Gyümölcsöt is the definite direct object form of the Hungarian noun gyümölcs, meaning fruit. In Hungarian, nouns inflect for number and case, and the definite direct object is marked by the suffix -t, with the vowel of the suffix chosen to harmonize with the preceding vowels. Gyümölcsöt therefore corresponds to “the fruit” when it functions as the object of a verb.

The base noun gyümölcs has a plural form gyümölcsök. When the plural is used as a definite direct object, the form becomes gyümölcsöket (the fruits as a direct object). In singular usage, gyümölcsöt is used with a definite determiner or in contexts where the object is clearly identified, for example after the determiner a, ezt, vagy ezt a. In indefinite contexts one often uses a form like gyümölcsöt with a numeral or quantify a gyümölcsöt (a fruit), depending on the sentence structure.

Examples include: Eszem a gyümölcsöt. (I am eating the fruit.) Megvettem a gyümölcsöt a piacon. (I bought the fruit at the market.) Szeretem ezt a gyümölcsöt. (I like this fruit.) In plural contexts: Megvettük a gyümölcsöket. (We bought the fruits.)

Gyümölcsöt thus serves as the standard way to mark a single fruit as the definite direct object in Hungarian sentences, illustrating how noun inflection and vowel harmony work in this language.