létel

Létel is the Hungarian term for existence or being. It refers to the state of something existing, as opposed to mere appearance or presentational content. In philosophy, létel is used to discuss what it means for entities to exist and to distinguish existence from related notions such as reality and phenomenon.

Etymology: The word derives from lét, meaning existence, with the suffix -el forming a noun indicating a state or condition.

In ontology, thinkers investigate whether existence is a property, a relation, or a basic category; topics include contingency vs necessity, the status of abstract objects, universals, and possible worlds. Létel is also engaged in phenomenology and existentialism as a way to describe the givenness of being.

In Hungarian discourse, létel appears in philosophical essays and in discussions of meaning and reality, serving as a concise term for existential givenness or ontological status.

See also: ontology; existence; being; reality; phenomenology.