befagy

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Hungarian

Etymology

be- (“in”) +‎ fagy (“to freeze”)

Pronunciation

Verb

befagy

  1. (intransitive) to freeze in, freeze over, freeze up, freeze solid (river), to be covered with ice
  2. (intransitive, of faucet or pipe) to freeze up
  3. (intransitive, of a ship) to be icebound

Conjugation

conjugation of befagy
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
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befagyok befagysz befagy befagyunk befagytok befagynak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. befagytam befagytál befagyott befagytunk befagytatok befagytak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
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. be fog fagyni.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. befagyék befagyál befagya befagyánk befagyátok befagyának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. befagy vala, befagyott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. befagyandok befagyandasz befagyand befagyandunk befagyandotok befagyandanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befagynék befagynál befagyna befagynánk befagynátok befagynának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befagyott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befagyjak befagyj or
befagyjál 		befagyjon befagyjunk befagyjatok befagyjanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befagyott légyen
Infinitive befagyni befagynom befagynod befagynia befagynunk befagynotok befagyniuk
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
befagyás befagyó befagyott ― befagyva (befagyván) befagyaszt
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fagy be or be is fagy.
potential conjugation of befagy
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
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befagyhatok befagyhatsz befagyhat befagyhatunk befagyhattok befagyhatnak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. befagyhattam befagyhattál befagyhatott befagyhattunk befagyhattatok befagyhattak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. befagyhaték befagyhatál befagyhata befagyhatánk befagyhatátok befagyhatának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. befagyhat vala, befagyhatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. befagyhatandok
or befagyandhatok 		befagyhatandasz
or befagyandhatsz 		befagyhatand
or befagyandhat 		befagyhatandunk
or befagyandhatunk 		befagyhatandotok
or befagyandhattok 		befagyhatandanak
or befagyandhatnak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befagyhatnék befagyhatnál befagyhatna befagyhatnánk befagyhatnátok befagyhatnának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befagyhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befagyhassak befagyhass or
befagyhassál 		befagyhasson befagyhassunk befagyhassatok befagyhassanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befagyhatott légyen
Inf. (befagyhatni) (befagyhatnom) (befagyhatnod) (befagyhatnia) (befagyhatnunk) (befagyhatnotok) (befagyhatniuk)
Positive adjective ― Neg. adj. ― Adv. part. (befagyhatva / befagyhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fagyhat be or be is fagyhat.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • befagy in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • befagy in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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