This is the 760th most frequent Hungarian word.
betegek
"Patients" or "sick people."
Here, 'betegek' is in its plural nominative form, serving as the subject indicating multiple individuals who were previously sick.
Szerencsére a betegek gyorsan felgyógyultak.
Fortunately, the patients recovered quickly.
In this sentence, 'betegek' is the plural form of 'beteg' (sick person, patient), in the accusative case, which is indicated by adding the '-et' suffix as the object of the verb.
Az orvos a betegeket vizsgálja.
The doctor is examining the patients.
In this example, 'betegek' is the plural form of 'beteg', and the sentence uses the possessive construction, with the word modifying 'szobából' (from the room).