ötlete

ötlete is a Hungarian noun form connected to the root ötlet, which means idea, plan, or suggestion. The basic lemma is ötlet; ötlete is a possessive form used to indicate “his/her idea” or, in some contexts, “the idea belonging to someone.” The word is widely used in everyday speech and writing to refer to a thought, proposal, or conceptual notion, while its plural form ötletek means “ideas.”

Morphology and related forms are typical of Hungarian possessive and plural patterns. For example, ötletek is the plural noun “ideas.” Possessive forms add a suffix to ötlet: ötlete can appear in phrases like “az ötlete,” indicating ownership by a third person singular subject. Other possessive forms include ötleteink (our ideas), ötleteid (your ideas), and ötletei (his/her/their ideas). In ordinary usage, speakers frequently pair ötlet with adjectives and verbs such as “jó ötlet” (a good idea) or “új ötletek” (new ideas), and with verbs meaning to generate or discuss ideas, like “ötleteket adni” (to offer ideas) or “ötleteket gyűjteni” (to collect ideas).

Etymology and usage notes: ötlet is a native Hungarian word with a long history in the language; its exact etymology is not definitively settled, with possible influences suspected from other European languages in older stages of Hungarian. The form ötlete illustrates how Hungarian creates possessive and relational forms using suffixes, a pattern common to many Hungarian nouns.

See also: ötlet (singular), ötletek (plural), composed terms such as ötletgazdag (full of ideas) and related expressions used in creative and planning contexts.