odaítél

odaítél is a Hungarian verb form derived from the combination of the preposition oda (to that place) and the verb tétel (to place, to set). In its most common usage, it means “to put something somewhere, to set something down”. For example, in everyday conversation one might say “Fordítsd odaítél az asztalra” meaning “Set it down on the table”. The word is a compound of the locative qualifier oda (“there, to that place”) and the transitive verb tétel. It appears in written forms of Hungarian literature as part of the broader family of verbs indicating physical movement or placement.

In formal Hungarian usage, odaítél can occur in technical contexts such as manufacturing, engineering or logistics, where precision of repositioning or depositing items is required. In linguistic surveys it is cited as a relatively uncommon verb, often replaced by more common synonyms such as lead át (to drop) or szabad intok. The verb has been found in printed dictionaries dating back to the late 19th century and persists in both written and spoken registers, especially in the southeastern dialectical areas.

The form odaítél follows Hungarian morphological patterns: the root té (from tétel) is suffixed with an -él ending for the infinitive via a standard conjugation pattern. The resulting word follows Hungarian phonology, with the stress placed on the final syllable, as in oda-ít-el. Though the Odaítél form is macaronic with French influences, particularly from the French têton (to drop), it remains a distinctly Hungarian lexical entry.