tekereg

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Hungarian

Etymology

teker +‎ -eg (frequentative verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

Verb

tekereg

  1. (intransitive, derogatory, of a person) to hang about, loiter, loaf around (to wander about aimlessly, outside of one's home, avoiding work, doing nothing in particular)
    Synonyms: csavarog, kószál, kujtorog, kóvályog, csatangol
  2. (intransitive) to squirm, wriggle, wind, twist (to twist one's body with snakelike motions)
    Synonyms: tekerőzik, kígyózik
    Egy kígyó tekergett a vízben. ― A snake was wriggling in the water.

Conjugation

conjugation of tekereg
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. tekergek tekeregsz tekereg tekergünk tekeregtek tekeregnek
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. tekeregtem tekeregtél tekergett tekeregtünk tekeregtetek tekeregtek
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. tekeregni fog.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. tekergék tekergél tekerge tekergénk tekergétek tekergének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. tekereg vala, tekergett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. tekergendek tekergendesz tekergend tekergendünk tekergendetek tekergendenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. tekeregnék tekeregnél tekeregne tekeregnénk tekeregnétek tekeregnének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tekergett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. tekeregjek tekeregj or
tekeregjél 		tekeregjen tekeregjünk tekeregjetek tekeregjenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tekergett légyen
Infinitive tekeregni tekeregnem tekeregned tekeregnie tekeregnünk tekeregnetek tekeregniük
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
tekergés tekergő tekergett ― tekeregve (tekeregvén)
potential conjugation of tekereg
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. tekereghetek tekereghetsz tekereghet tekereghetünk tekereghettek tekereghetnek
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. tekereghettem tekereghettél tekereghetett tekereghettünk tekereghettetek tekereghettek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. tekeregheték tekereghetél tekereghete tekeregheténk tekereghetétek tekereghetének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. tekereghet vala, tekereghetett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. tekereghetendek
or tekergandhatok 		tekereghetendesz
or tekergandhatsz 		tekereghetend
or tekergandhat 		tekereghetendünk
or tekergandhatunk 		tekereghetendetek
or tekergandhattok 		tekereghetendenek
or tekergandhatnak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. tekereghetnék tekereghetnél tekereghetne tekereghetnénk tekereghetnétek tekereghetnének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tekereghetett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. tekereghessek tekereghess or
tekereghessél 		tekereghessen tekereghessünk tekereghessetek tekereghessenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tekereghetett légyen
Inf. (tekereghetni) (tekereghetnem) (tekereghetned) (tekereghetnie) (tekereghetnünk) (tekereghetnetek) (tekereghetniük)
Positive adjective ― Neg. adj. ― Adv. part. (tekereghetve / tekereghetvén)

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • tekereg 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
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