sikerülni

Sikerülni is a Hungarian verb meaning to succeed or to manage to do something. It denotes the achievement of a desired result or the ability to carry out an attempted action. It is used to describe both events that happen for someone and the general sense of making something come to pass.

In typical use, the verb is combined with a dative experiencer (neki, nekem, neked, etc.) and with an infinitive or a noun representing the task. For example, “Sikerült neki megoldania a feladatot” means “He managed to solve the task,” and “Nem sikerült neki felhívnia a barátját” means “He couldn't manage to call his friend.” The structure emphasizes that the success or failure concerns the person indicated by the dative.

Tense and negation are expressed with the standard Hungarian verb forms: the present/future sense can be rendered with the form “sikerül” (it succeeds, he/she manages to), while the past tense is typically “sikerült.” Negative forms use “nem sikerül/nem sikerült.” The phrase functions both in impersonal statements like “Sikerül ez” (This works, this can be done) and in personal constructions with nekem/neki.

Etymologically, the word derives from the noun “siker” meaning success, with a suffix that forms an intransitive verb meaning “to become capable of succeeding.” Related adjectives include “sikeres” (successful) and “sikertelen” (unsuccessful). In summary, sikertülni is a core verb for expressing achievement, capability, and the outcome of efforts in Hungarian.