fenntart

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fenn- (up, above, verbal prefix) +‎ tart (to keep, support).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fenn‧tart
  • Rhymes: -ɒrt

Verb

fenntart

  1. (transitive) to maintain (to keep up)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to support (to provide for someone's needs in life)
    Synonym: eltart
    A szülők kis keresetükből alig tudták fenntartani a családot.
    The parents could barely support the family with their small income.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fenntart
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. fenntartok fenntartasz fenntart fenntartunk fenntartotok fenntartanak
def. fenntartom fenntartod fenntartja fenntartjuk fenntartjátok fenntartják
2nd obj fenntartalak
past indef. fenntartottam fenntartottál fenntartott fenntartottunk fenntartottatok fenntartottak
def. fenntartottam fenntartottad fenntartotta fenntartottuk fenntartottátok fenntartották
2nd obj fenntartottalak
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. fenn fog tartani.
archaic
preterite
indef. fenntarték fenntartál fenntarta fenntartánk fenntartátok fenntartának
def. fenntartám fenntartád fenntartá fenntartánk fenntartátok fenntarták
2nd obj fenntartálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. fenntart vala, fenntartott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. fenntartandok fenntartandasz fenntartand fenntartandunk fenntartandotok fenntartandanak
def. fenntartandom fenntartandod fenntartandja fenntartandjuk fenntartandjátok fenntartandják
2nd obj fenntartandalak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. fenntartanék fenntartanál fenntartana fenntartanánk fenntartanátok fenntartanának
def. fenntartanám fenntartanád fenntartaná fenntartanánk
(or fenntartanók)
fenntartanátok fenntartanák
2nd obj fenntartanálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. fenntartott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. fenntartsak fenntarts or
fenntartsál
fenntartson fenntartsunk fenntartsatok fenntartsanak
def. fenntartsam fenntartsd or
fenntartsad
fenntartsa fenntartsuk fenntartsátok fenntartsák
2nd obj fenntartsalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. fenntartott légyen
infinitive fenntartani fenntartanom fenntartanod fenntartania fenntartanunk fenntartanotok fenntartaniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
fenntartás fenntartó fenntartott fenntartandó fenntartva (fenntartván) fenntartat
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 tart fenn or fenn is tart.
Potential conjugation of fenntart
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. fenntarthatok fenntarthatsz fenntarthat fenntarthatunk fenntarthattok fenntarthatnak
def. fenntarthatom fenntarthatod fenntarthatja fenntarthatjuk fenntarthatjátok fenntarthatják
2nd obj fenntarthatlak
past indef. fenntarthattam fenntarthattál fenntarthatott fenntarthattunk fenntarthattatok fenntarthattak
def. fenntarthattam fenntarthattad fenntarthatta fenntarthattuk fenntarthattátok fenntarthatták
2nd obj fenntarthattalak
archaic
preterite
indef. fenntarthaték fenntarthatál fenntarthata fenntarthatánk fenntarthatátok fenntarthatának
def. fenntarthatám fenntarthatád fenntarthatá fenntarthatánk fenntarthatátok fenntarthaták
2nd obj fenntarthatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. fenntarthat vala, fenntarthatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. fenntarthatandok
or fenntartandhatok
fenntarthatandasz
or fenntartandhatsz
fenntarthatand
or fenntartandhat
fenntarthatandunk
or fenntartandhatunk
fenntarthatandotok
or fenntartandhattok
fenntarthatandanak
or fenntartandhatnak
def. fenntarthatandom
or fenntartandhatom
fenntarthatandod
or fenntartandhatod
fenntarthatandja
or fenntartandhatja
fenntarthatandjuk
or fenntartandhatjuk
fenntarthatandjátok
or fenntartandhatjátok
fenntarthatandják
or fenntartandhatják
2nd obj fenntarthatandalak
or fenntartandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. fenntarthatnék fenntarthatnál fenntarthatna fenntarthatnánk fenntarthatnátok fenntarthatnának
def. fenntarthatnám fenntarthatnád fenntarthatná fenntarthatnánk
(or fenntarthatnók)
fenntarthatnátok fenntarthatnák
2nd obj fenntarthatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. fenntarthatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. fenntarthassak fenntarthass or
fenntarthassál
fenntarthasson fenntarthassunk fenntarthassatok fenntarthassanak
def. fenntarthassam fenntarthasd or
fenntarthassad
fenntarthassa fenntarthassuk fenntarthassátok fenntarthassák
2nd obj fenntarthassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. fenntarthatott légyen
infinitive (fenntarthatni) (fenntarthatnom) (fenntarthatnod) (fenntarthatnia) (fenntarthatnunk) (fenntarthatnotok) (fenntarthatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
fenntartható fenntarthatatlan (fenntarthatva / fenntarthatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem tarthat fenn or fenn is tarthat.

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