Bedeutung
Participating in a formal test.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'vizsgaidőszak' (exam period) lasts for 6 weeks. Students have multiple chances to 'vizsgát tenni' if they fail the first time (UV - utóvizsga). It is culturally mandatory to wear a suit or a formal dress when you 'vizsgát tesz' in front of a professor. Casual clothes can be seen as an insult. In oral exams, you don't just answer questions; you 'draw a topic' (tételt húz) and must present it formally. This is the most important 'vizsgát tenni' moment for a young Hungarian, often celebrated with family feasts and gifts.
CV Power Move
Always use 'vizsgát tettem' in your CV instead of 'volt egy vizsgám'. It sounds much more professional.
The 'Vesz' Trap
Never say 'vizsgát veszek' unless you are trying to bribe someone (which is illegal!).
Bedeutung
Participating in a formal test.
CV Power Move
Always use 'vizsgát tettem' in your CV instead of 'volt egy vizsgám'. It sounds much more professional.
The 'Vesz' Trap
Never say 'vizsgát veszek' unless you are trying to bribe someone (which is illegal!).
Dress to Impress
If you are 'vizsgát tenni' in Hungary, wear a white shirt. It's the unofficial uniform of success.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'tesz'.
Péter tegnap sikeres vizsgát ______ matematikából.
The sentence refers to 'tegnap' (yesterday) and the subject is 'Péter' (3rd person singular), so 'tett' is correct.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct way to say 'I am taking a language exam'.
'Vizsgát tesz' is the correct collocation, and 'teszek' is the 1st person singular present form.
Match the exam type to the situation.
If you are at a driving school, what kind of exam do you 'tesz'?
'Forgalmi vizsga' is the specific term for a road/driving test.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Holnap vizsgázom. B: Sok sikert! Remélem, ______ vizsgát teszel.
'Sikeres vizsgát tesz' is the standard way to say someone passes an exam.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenPéter tegnap sikeres vizsgát ______ matematikából.
The sentence refers to 'tegnap' (yesterday) and the subject is 'Péter' (3rd person singular), so 'tett' is correct.
Choose the correct way to say 'I am taking a language exam'.
'Vizsgát tesz' is the correct collocation, and 'teszek' is the 1st person singular present form.
If you are at a driving school, what kind of exam do you 'tesz'?
'Forgalmi vizsga' is the specific term for a road/driving test.
A: Holnap vizsgázom. B: Sok sikert! Remélem, ______ vizsgát teszel.
'Sikeres vizsgát tesz' is the standard way to say someone passes an exam.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
5 FragenNo, it's used for any formal test, including driving tests, professional certifications, and language exams.
You can, and people will understand you, but it sounds very informal and slightly incorrect to native ears.
'Vizsgázik' is the general verb (to be in the process of testing), while 'vizsgát tesz' is the formal collocation (to sit for/complete an exam).
You add the adjective 'sikeres' (successful): 'Sikeres vizsgát tettem'.
Usually no, when speaking generally. But if it's a specific exam, you say 'a vizsgát'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Vizsgára jelentkezik
builds onTo sign up for an exam.
Átmegy a vizsgán
similarTo pass the exam.
Meghúzzák a vizsgán
contrastTo be failed by the examiner.
Szigorlatot tesz
specialized formTo take a major, comprehensive oral exam.
