Szerez
Szerez (valamit)
Meaning:
to obtain sth., to get hold of sth.
Example sentences:
Végre szereztem egy jó porszívót.
Finally got-I a good vacuum-cleaner.
I finally got (ie. obtained) a good vacuum cleaner.
A világjárvány elején nem lehetett szerezni vécépapírt.
The pandemic beginning-its-on not was-possible to-get-hold-of toilet-paper.
It wasn’t possible to get hold of toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic.
Related terms:
birtok – property
birtokol – to own (sophisticated)
enyém – mine
hozzájut (valamihez) – to get hold of sth.
miénk – ours
szert tesz (valamire) – to obtain sth.
szervál – to obtain sth, to get hold of sth. (colloq.)
tied – yours
tietétek – yours (pl.)
tulajdon – property (synonym)
övé – her/his/its
övék – theirs
van valamije – to have sth. (to have doesn’t exist in Hungarian. We express it through van instead.)
vesz – to buy
Not to be confused with:
szer – tool, medicine
szeret – to like, to love
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Pronunciation of the example sentences:
Finally got-I a good vacuum-cleaner.
I finally got (ie. obtained) a good vacuum cleaner.
The pandemic beginning-its-on not was-possible to-get-hold-of toilet-paper.
It wasn’t possible to get hold of toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic.
Pronunciation of the related terms:
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