késeket

Késeket is the plural accusative form of the Hungarian noun kés, meaning knife. In Hungarian, nouns are inflected for number and case, and késeket is used when knives are the direct object of a sentence. The singular forms are kés (nominative singular) and kést (accusative singular); the corresponding plural nominative is kések, and the plural accusative is késeket.

Morphology and spelling are guided by Hungarian vowel harmony. The stem kés contains a front vowel, so the plural and accusative forms take front-vowel suffixes, yielding kések (nominative plural) and késeket (accusative plural). The -t in késeket marks the accusative case, indicating the noun is the object of the verb.

Usage examples illustrate typical contexts. Láttam a késeket az asztalon. I saw the knives on the table. A szakács elrakta a késeket. The chef stored the knives. A késeket meg kell élezni. The knives have to be sharpened. These examples show késeket functioning as a definite plural direct object.

Notes and related forms. Kés is a basic Hungarian noun meaning knife, with standard inflection for number and case. “Késeket” appears in everyday language whenever several knives are referred to as the object of a verb. As with other Hungarian nouns, the exact form is determined by vowel harmony and grammatical function rather than by gender.

See also: kés, Hungarian grammar, Hungarian plural and case forms.