ígéretét

ígéretét is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning “his/her/its promise” and is used when the promise is the definite object of the verb. It is formed from the noun ígéret (promise) with the third-person possessive suffix and the definite-object suffix, yielding the form -ét. The construction often appears with a definite article, as in az ígéretét.

The form serves to indicate both ownership by a third person and its status as a specific, definite object within the clause. It is commonly encountered in sentences describing whether a promise has been kept or acted upon. For example: Betartotta az ígéretét. (“He kept his promise.”)

In Hungarian grammar, -ét signals that the possessed noun functions as a definite object and that the possessor is third person singular. Other possessive forms would alter the suffix to reflect different holders (my, your, our, etc.), but ígéretét specifically encodes a third-person possession with a definite object.

Related terms include ígéret (promise) and the broader concepts of possession and definite objects in Hungarian syntax.