életeket

Életeket is the Hungarian plural accusative form of élet, meaning lives. It is used when referring to multiple lives as the direct object of a sentence in a definite context. The base noun élet means life, and its plural nominative form is életek. When the object is definite, the plural accusative form életeket is used and is typically accompanied by a definite determiner such as az or a, for example in megmentették az életeket (they saved the lives).

In Hungarian, nouns inflect for number and case, and the definite direct object is marked by the -et suffix in many contexts. The form életeket thus signals both plurality and a definite reference to the lives being discussed. This contrasts with indefinite or non-definite objects, where the suffix might be omitted or used differently depending on the sentence structure and definiteness.

Common contexts for életeket include reporting about emergencies, conflicts, medical or humanitarian situations, and narratives where the focus is on the fate of a number of individuals. The word functions purely as a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical concept; its meaning derives from élet (life) and the surrounding grammatical cues.

Pronunciation is roughly separated syllables: é-le-te-k, with the stress typically on the first syllable. The term is primarily of linguistic interest within Hungarian grammar, and outside grammatical discussion it appears only as part of sentences discussing multiple lives.