-asz

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See also: -ász, asz, and ász

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-asz

  1. (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)
  2. (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

  • (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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