-eget

See also: eget, éget, and egét

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -get (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛɡɛt]

Suffix

-eget

  1. (frequentative suffix) Mostly added to transitive verbs (less frequently to other types of words) to form new verbs denoting repetitive action. It may also change the meaning.
    kér (to ask, request) + ‎-eget → ‎kéreget (to beg (alms))

Usage notes

  • (frequentative suffix) Variants:
    -gat is added to back-vowel words
    hall (to hear) + ‎-gat → ‎hallgat (to listen, to be quiet)
    -get is added to front-vowel words
    beszél (to talk) + ‎-get → ‎beszélget (to chit-chat)
    -ogat is added to back-vowel monosyllabic words
    mos (to wash) + ‎-ogat → ‎mosogat (to do the dishes)
    -eget is added to unrounded front-vowel monosyllabic words
    kér (to ask, request) + ‎-eget → ‎kéreget (to beg (alms))
    -öget is added to rounded front-vowel monosyllabic words
    üt (to hit, to beat, to strike) + ‎-öget → ‎ütöget (to make (small) strikes repeatedly)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -eget
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. -egetek -egetsz -eget -egetünk -egettek -egetnek
def. -egetem -egeted -egeti -egetjük -egetitek -egetik
2nd obj -egetlek
past indef. -egettem -egettél -egetett -egettünk -egettetek -egettek
def. -egettem -egetted -egette -egettük -egettétek -egették
2nd obj -egettelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. -egetni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. -egeték -egetél -egete -egeténk -egetétek -egetének
def. -egetém -egetéd -egeté -egeténk -egetétek -egeték
2nd obj -egetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. -eget vala, -egetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. -egetendek -egetendesz -egetend -egetendünk -egetendetek -egetendenek
def. -egetendem -egetended -egetendi -egetendjük -egetenditek -egetendik
2nd obj -egetendelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. -egetnék -egetnél -egetne -egetnénk -egetnétek -egetnének
def. -egetném -egetnéd -egetné -egetnénk
(or -egetnők)
-egetnétek -egetnék
2nd obj -egetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -egetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. -egessek -egess or
-egessél
-egessen -egessünk -egessetek -egessenek
def. -egessem -egesd or
-egessed
-egesse -egessük -egessétek -egessék
2nd obj -egesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -egetett légyen
infinitive -egetni -egetnem -egetned -egetnie -egetnünk -egetnetek -egetniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
-egetés -egető -egetett -egetendő -egetve (-egetvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of -eget
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. -egethetek -egethetsz -egethet -egethetünk -egethettek -egethetnek
def. -egethetem -egetheted -egetheti -egethetjük -egethetitek -egethetik
2nd obj -egethetlek
past indef. -egethettem -egethettél -egethetett -egethettünk -egethettetek -egethettek
def. -egethettem -egethetted -egethette -egethettük -egethettétek -egethették
2nd obj -egethettelek
archaic
preterite
indef. -egetheték -egethetél -egethete -egetheténk -egethetétek -egethetének
def. -egethetém -egethetéd -egetheté -egetheténk -egethetétek -egetheték
2nd obj -egethetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. -egethet vala, -egethetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. -egethetendek
or -egetandhatok
-egethetendesz
or -egetandhatsz
-egethetend
or -egetandhat
-egethetendünk
or -egetandhatunk
-egethetendetek
or -egetandhattok
-egethetendenek
or -egetandhatnak
def. -egethetendem
or -egetandhatom
-egethetended
or -egetandhatod
-egethetendi
or -egetandhatja
-egethetendjük
or -egetandhatjuk
-egethetenditek
or -egetandhatjátok
-egethetendik
or -egetandhatják
2nd obj -egethetendelek
or -egetandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. -egethetnék -egethetnél -egethetne -egethetnénk -egethetnétek -egethetnének
def. -egethetném -egethetnéd -egethetné -egethetnénk
(or -egethetnők)
-egethetnétek -egethetnék
2nd obj -egethetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -egethetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. -egethessek -egethess or
-egethessél
-egethessen -egethessünk -egethessetek -egethessenek
def. -egethessem -egethesd or
-egethessed
-egethesse -egethessük -egethessétek -egethessék
2nd obj -egethesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -egethetett légyen
infinitive (-egethetni) (-egethetnem) (-egethetned) (-egethetnie) (-egethetnünk) (-egethetnetek) (-egethetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
-egethető -egethetetlen (-egethetve / -egethetvén)

Derived terms

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes