tessék

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Lexicalization of the obsolete tetik variant of tetszik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɛʃːeːk] Hyphenation: tes‧sék Rhymes: -eːk === Verb === tessék archaic form of tetsszen, third-person singular subjunctive present of tetszik Synonyms: tetsszen (modern form), tetsszék (auxiliary, with a verb in the infinitive) please, would you?, kindly (especially towards elderly people, clients, or by children towards adults, used as a polite alternative to the imperative mood) ==== Derived terms ==== tessék-lássék === Interjection === tessék (offering or doing a favor for someone, expressing consent, approval, readiness, or encouragement) here you are! (handing something over to someone) help yourself!, do start! (offering food and encouraging eating) after you!, go ahead! (allowing someone to pass at the door) go ahead! (answering a request for permission, like whether to open the window) yes please!, can I help you? (expressing full attention by a shop assistant towards a customer) come again?, I beg your pardon? (if the speaker did not hear or understand or cannot believe what was heard) action (instruction to start an act or scene of a theatric performance) === References === === Further reading === tessék in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.