befed

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Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ fed

Pronunciation

Verb

befed

  1. (transitive) to envelop, to cover up (with something -val/-vel)
    Az épületeket cseréppel fedték be. ― The buildings are covered with roof tiles.
  2. (transitive) to cover, to overspread
    A gaz teljesen befedte a sírt. ― The grave was completely covered with weeds.

Conjugation

conjugation of befed
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. befedek befedsz befed befedünk befedtek befednek
Def. befedem befeded befedi befedjük befeditek befedik
2nd-p. o. befedlek ―
Past Indef. befedtem befedtél befedett befedtünk befedtetek befedtek
Def. befedtem befedted befedte befedtük befedtétek befedték
2nd-p. o. befedtelek ―
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 fedni.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. befedék befedél befede befedénk befedétek befedének
Def. befedém befedéd befedé befedénk befedétek befedék
2nd-p. o. befedélek ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. befed vala, befedett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. befedendek befedendesz befedend befedendünk befedendetek befedendenek
Def. befedendem befedended befedendi befedendjük befedenditek befedendik
2nd-p. o. befedendelek ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befednék befednél befedne befednénk befednétek befednének
Def. befedném befednéd befedné befednénk
(or befednők) 		befednétek befednék
2nd-p. o. befednélek ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befedett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befedjek befedj or
befedjél 		befedjen befedjünk befedjetek befedjenek
Def. befedjem befedd or
befedjed 		befedje befedjük befedjétek befedjék
2nd-p. o. befedjelek ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befedett légyen
Infinitive befedni befednem befedned befednie befednünk befednetek befedniük
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
befedés befedő befedett befedendő befedve (befedvén) befedet
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).
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fed be or be is fed.
potential conjugation of befed
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. befedhetek befedhetsz befedhet befedhetünk befedhettek befedhetnek
Def. befedhetem befedheted befedheti befedhetjük befedhetitek befedhetik
2nd-p. o. befedhetlek ―
Past Indef. befedhettem befedhettél befedhetett befedhettünk befedhettetek befedhettek
Def. befedhettem befedhetted befedhette befedhettük befedhettétek befedhették
2nd-p. o. befedhettelek ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. befedheték befedhetél befedhete befedheténk befedhetétek befedhetének
Def. befedhetém befedhetéd befedheté befedheténk befedhetétek befedheték
2nd-p. o. befedhetélek ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. befedhet vala, befedhetett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. befedhetendek
or befedandhatok 		befedhetendesz
or befedandhatsz 		befedhetend
or befedandhat 		befedhetendünk
or befedandhatunk 		befedhetendetek
or befedandhattok 		befedhetendenek
or befedandhatnak
Def. befedhetendem
or befedandhatom 		befedhetended
or befedandhatod 		befedhetendi
or befedandhatja 		befedhetendjük
or befedandhatjuk 		befedhetenditek
or befedandhatjátok 		befedhetendik
or befedandhatják
2nd-p. o. befedhetendelek
or befedandhatlak 		―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befedhetnék befedhetnél befedhetne befedhetnénk befedhetnétek befedhetnének
Def. befedhetném befedhetnéd befedhetné befedhetnénk
(or befedhetnők) 		befedhetnétek befedhetnék
2nd-p. o. befedhetnélek ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befedhetett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. befedhessek befedhess or
befedhessél 		befedhessen befedhessünk befedhessetek befedhessenek
Def. befedhessem befedhesd or
befedhessed 		befedhesse befedhessük befedhessétek befedhessék
2nd-p. o. befedhesselek ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befedhetett légyen
Inf. (befedhetni) (befedhetnem) (befedhetned) (befedhetnie) (befedhetnünk) (befedhetnetek) (befedhetniük)
Positive adjective befedhető Neg. adj. befedhetetlen Adv. part. (befedhetve / befedhetvén)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fedhet be or be is fedhet.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • befed 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
  • befed in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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