Értékesek

Értékesek is the plural form of the Hungarian adjective értékes, meaning valuable, precious, or significant. It is used to describe multiple nouns and corresponds to the English word valuable when applied to more than one item, person, or concept. In standard usage, értékes functions as an attributive or predicative adjective, agreeing in number with the noun it modifies.

Morphology and usage are straightforward: the base adjective értékes takes the plural ending -ek to form értékesek when describing plural subjects or objects in the nominative case. For example, "Az ékszerek értékesek" translates to "The jewels are valuable." The adjective remains before the noun in attributive position, as in "értékes tárgyak" (valuable objects) or "értékes emberek" (valuable people). It is less common to encounter értékesek used as a standalone noun; its primary role is descriptive.

Etymology and meaning: értékes is built from érték, meaning value, plus the suffix -es, which forms adjectives meaning “having the quality of.” The plural form értékesek follows Hungarian noun-adjective agreement rules, yielding a predicate or modifier that matches a plural subject.

See also: érték, értéktárgy, értékpapír. Notes: értékesek is a normal grammatical form rather than a separate semantic category; its meaning derives from the broader concept of value, value-bearing items, and significance.