meséli

Meséli is a Hungarian verb form meaning “tells” or “is telling.” It is the present tense, third-person singular form of the verb mesélni, which means to tell or narrate a story or events. The infinitive is mesélni, and the root mesél- carries the sense of recounting or relating something to someone.

Usage and nuance: Meséli is used when the subject is he, she, or a singular noun performing the act of telling. It typically requires an object to indicate what is being told, such as a történet (the story), a hírek (the news), or information introduced by hogy (that). The form can appear in phrases that emphasize the act of telling, for example with el- to indicate telling in detail (elmeséli).

Examples: A tanár meséli a történetet. (The teacher tells the story.) Ő elmeséli, hogyan történt. (He tells in detail how it happened.)

Relation to other forms: Mesélni is the infinitive, and meséli is part of a family of forms built from the same root for different subjects and tenses. Related nouns include mese (story, tale), mesélés (storytelling), and mesélő (narrator).

In Hungarian, meséli is a standard, neutral verb form used in everyday language as well as in literature and media to describe the act of recounting events or information. The word’s connection to mese highlights its core meaning rooted in telling tales.