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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-asz
- (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
- fogyaszt (“to consume”) + -asz → fogyasztasz (“you consume, you are consuming”)
- (nominal-forming suffix) Forms nouns and adjectives from verbs or nouns.
- válik (“to become”) + -asz → válasz (“answer, reply”)
- kopik (“to get thin from wear”) + -asz → kopasz (“bald”)
Usage notes
Present tense indefinite – personal suffixes
- (personal suffix) Variants:
- -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below
- vár (“to wait”) + -sz → vársz (“you wait, you are waiting”)
- -asz added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- hall (“to hear”) + -asz → hallasz (“you hear, you are hearing”)
- tanít (“to teach”) + -asz → tanítasz (“you teach, you are teaching”)
- -esz added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- dönt (“to decide”) + -esz → döntesz (“you decide, you are deciding”)
- segít (“to help”) + -esz → segítesz (“you help, you are helping”)
- -ol added to back-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- olvas (“to read”) + -ol → olvasol (“you read, you are reading”)
- -el added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- vesz (“to buy”) + -el → veszel (“you buy, you are buying”)
- -öl added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
- főz (“to cook”) + -öl → főzöl (“you cook, you are cooking”)
- (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:
- -asz added to back vowel words
- -esz added to front vowel words
Derived terms
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