sikerét

Sikerét is a grammatical form in the Hungarian language and not a separate lexical entry. It represents the definite direct object form of the noun sik​er, meaning “success,” used with a third-person possessive reference. In other words, sik​erét signals “its/his/her/your/their success” when the verb requires a definite object and the possessor is specified.

Morphology and form. The base noun is sik​er. To express possession, Hungarian adds a possessive suffix; for the third-person singular, this yields a form such as sikere. When the noun is then used as a definite direct object in a sentence, the definite object suffix -t is appended, producing sikért or more accurately sik​erét, depending on orthographic conventions and vowel harmony. Thus sik​erét combines possession and a definite object marking: it is “the/that person’s/its success” as a definite object.

Usage. Sikerét appears primarily in written or formal contexts where the speaker and listener are referring to a specific, identifiable success belonging to a known subject. It contrasts with other possessive forms that do not carry the definite object marker, such as sikere (his/her/its success in a non-definite or non-object position) or sokkal broader constructions like a saját sikere (one’s own success). The exact choice of form depends on the possessive subject and the grammatical role of the noun in the sentence.

Related forms. Other possessive forms of sik​er include sikere (his/her/its success, without the definite object marker), sikerenk/sikerünk (our success), sikert/ sikert? (with varying object/grammatical roles), and sikerei, sikereid, sikereink (his/her/your/our/their successes in different cases). The presence or absence of the definite object suffix -t (or its assimilated forms) determines when sik​erét is used.

See also. sik​er (success); Hungarian possessive suffixes; definite direct object marking in Hungarian.