jegyzetelt

Jegyzetelt is the past tense form of the Hungarian verb jegyzetel, which means to take notes or to annotate. The term describes the act of recording information by writing notes, or the act of adding annotations to a text.

Usage and nuance: Jegyzetelt can refer to a person who has taken notes, for example during a lecture, a meeting, or research. It can also describe a document that has been annotated or marked with notes. In written Hungarian, it commonly appears in simple past tense, as in a sentence like “A diák jegyzetelte az előadást” (The student took notes during the lecture).

Etymology and related terms: The verb jegyzetel derives from jegyzet (note) plus the verb-forming element -el. Related words include jegyzetelés (note‑taking) and jegyzet (note).

See also: Note-taking, annotation, Hungarian grammar.