No. 901 in Hungarian
szerette
"Szerette" means "his/her loved one" or "loved" in past tense, depending on context.
In a sentence
Szerette a családját, és mindig gondoskodott róluk.
He/she loved his/her family and always took care of them.
The word 'szerette' here operates as a third-person singular past tense form, indicating a person who had affectionate feelings towards their family.
A szomszédja tudta, hogy mennyire szerette a virágait.
His/her neighbor knew how much he/she loved his/her flowers.
In this instance, 'szerette' denotes an individual's affinity or fondness for their flowers.
Anna szerette volna, ha mindenki boldog lehetett volna.
Anna would have liked everyone to have been happy.
Here, 'szerette volna' is a version of 'szerette' used in a conditional or hypothetic mood, expressing a wish or desire.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “szerette” in actual Hungarian podcasts.
Find “szerette” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Hungarian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into magyar, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Hungarian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).