firtat

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See also: Fîrtat

Hungarian

Etymology

From an otherwise unattested stem (related to obsolete fitog(at) and present-day fitogtat) + -tat (frequentative-causative suffix). The -r- may reflect semantic, possibly also etymological influence of fürkész(ik).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

firtat

  1. (transitive) to pry into, be inquisitive, try to get to the bottom of something
    Synonyms: kíváncsiskodik, kérdezget, kutakodik, beleüti az orrát, feszeget, vájkál, szimatol
    Hypernyms: kérdez, érdeklődik, tudakol, kutat, fürkész(ik), vizsgál
    ezt (most) ne firtassuk ― let’s leave it at that (literally, “let’s not pry into this (now)”)

Conjugation

conjugation of firtat
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. firtatok firtatsz firtat firtatunk firtattok firtatnak
Def. firtatom firtatod firtatja firtatjuk firtatjátok firtatják
2nd-p. o. firtatlak ―
Past Indef. firtattam firtattál firtatott firtattunk firtattatok firtattak
Def. firtattam firtattad firtatta firtattuk firtattátok firtatták
2nd-p. o. firtattalak ―
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. firtatni fog.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. firtaték firtatál firtata firtatánk firtatátok firtatának
Def. firtatám firtatád firtatá firtatánk firtatátok firtaták
2nd-p. o. firtatálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. firtat vala, firtatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. firtatandok firtatandasz firtatand firtatandunk firtatandotok firtatandanak
Def. firtatandom firtatandod firtatandja firtatandjuk firtatandjátok firtatandják
2nd-p. o. firtatandalak ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firtatnék firtatnál firtatna firtatnánk firtatnátok firtatnának
Def. firtatnám firtatnád firtatná firtatnánk
(or firtatnók) 		firtatnátok firtatnák
2nd-p. o. firtatnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. firtatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firtassak firtass or
firtassál 		firtasson firtassunk firtassatok firtassanak
Def. firtassam firtasd or
firtassad 		firtassa firtassuk firtassátok firtassák
2nd-p. o. firtassalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. firtatott légyen
Infinitive firtatni firtatnom firtatnod firtatnia firtatnunk firtatnotok firtatniuk
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
firtatás firtató firtatott firtatandó firtatva (firtatván)
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).
potential conjugation of firtat
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. firtathatok firtathatsz firtathat firtathatunk firtathattok firtathatnak
Def. firtathatom firtathatod firtathatja firtathatjuk firtathatjátok firtathatják
2nd-p. o. firtathatlak ―
Past Indef. firtathattam firtathattál firtathatott firtathattunk firtathattatok firtathattak
Def. firtathattam firtathattad firtathatta firtathattuk firtathattátok firtathatták
2nd-p. o. firtathattalak ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. firtathaték firtathatál firtathata firtathatánk firtathatátok firtathatának
Def. firtathatám firtathatád firtathatá firtathatánk firtathatátok firtathaták
2nd-p. o. firtathatálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. firtathat vala, firtathatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. firtathatandok
or firtatandhatok 		firtathatandasz
or firtatandhatsz 		firtathatand
or firtatandhat 		firtathatandunk
or firtatandhatunk 		firtathatandotok
or firtatandhattok 		firtathatandanak
or firtatandhatnak
Def. firtathatandom
or firtatandhatom 		firtathatandod
or firtatandhatod 		firtathatandja
or firtatandhatja 		firtathatandjuk
or firtatandhatjuk 		firtathatandjátok
or firtatandhatjátok 		firtathatandják
or firtatandhatják
2nd-p. o. firtathatandalak
or firtatandhatlak 		―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firtathatnék firtathatnál firtathatna firtathatnánk firtathatnátok firtathatnának
Def. firtathatnám firtathatnád firtathatná firtathatnánk
(or firtathatnók) 		firtathatnátok firtathatnák
2nd-p. o. firtathatnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. firtathatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firtathassak firtathass or
firtathassál 		firtathasson firtathassunk firtathassatok firtathassanak
Def. firtathassam firtathasd or
firtathassad 		firtathassa firtathassuk firtathassátok firtathassák
2nd-p. o. firtathassalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. firtathatott légyen
Inf. (firtathatni) (firtathatnom) (firtathatnod) (firtathatnia) (firtathatnunk) (firtathatnotok) (firtathatniuk)
Positive adjective firtatható Neg. adj. firtathatatlan Adv. part. (firtathatva / firtathatván)

References

  1. ^ firtat in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

  • firtat 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
  • firtat 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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