-eget

See also: eget, éget, and egét

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -get (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛɡɛt]

Suffix

-eget

1. (frequentative suffix) Mostly added to transitive verbs (less frequently to other types of words) to form new verbs denoting repetitive action. It may also change the meaning.

   ‎kér (“to ask, request”) + ‎-eget → ‎kéreget (“to beg (alms)”)

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -gat is added to back-vowel words

  ‎hall (“to hear”) + ‎-gat → ‎hallgat (“to listen, to be quiet”)

  -get is added to front-vowel words

  ‎beszél (“to talk”) + ‎-get → ‎beszélget (“to chit-chat”)

  -ogat is added to back-vowel monosyllabic words

  ‎mos (“to wash”) + ‎-ogat → ‎mosogat (“to do the dishes”)

  -eget is added to unrounded front-vowel monosyllabic words

  ‎kér (“to ask, request”) + ‎-eget → ‎kéreget (“to beg (alms)”)

  -öget is added to rounded front-vowel monosyllabic words

  ‎üt (“to hit, to beat, to strike”) + ‎-öget → ‎ütöget (“to make (small) strikes repeatedly”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -eget

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.	-egetek	-egetsz	-eget	-egetünk	-egettek	-egetnek
			def.	-egetem	-egeted	-egeti	-egetjük	-egetitek	-egetik
			2nd obj	-egetlek
		past	indef.	-egettem	-egettél	-egetett	-egettünk	-egettetek	-egettek
			def.	-egettem	-egetted	-egette	-egettük	-egettétek	-egették
			2nd obj	-egettelek
		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. -egetni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	-egeték	-egetél	-egete	-egeténk	-egetétek	-egetének
		def.	-egetém	-egetéd	-egeté	-egeténk	-egetétek	-egeték
		2nd obj	-egetélek
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. -eget vala, -egetett vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	-egetendek	-egetendesz	-egetend	-egetendünk	-egetendetek	-egetendenek
	def.	-egetendem	-egetended	-egetendi	-egetendjük	-egetenditek	-egetendik
	2nd obj	-egetendelek
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	-egetnék	-egetnél	-egetne	-egetnénk	-egetnétek	-egetnének
		def.	-egetném	-egetnéd	-egetné	-egetnénk (or -egetnők)	-egetnétek	-egetnék
		2nd obj	-egetnélek
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -egetett volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	-egessek	-egess or -egessél	-egessen	-egessünk	-egessetek	-egessenek
			def.	-egessem	-egesd or -egessed	-egesse	-egessük	-egessétek	-egessék
			2nd obj	-egesselek
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -egetett légyen
infinitive	-egetni		-egetnem	-egetned	-egetnie	-egetnünk	-egetnetek	-egetniük
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	-egetés		-egető	-egetett	-egetendő	-egetve (-egetvén)
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 -eget

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.	-egethetek	-egethetsz	-egethet	-egethetünk	-egethettek	-egethetnek
			def.	-egethetem	-egetheted	-egetheti	-egethetjük	-egethetitek	-egethetik
			2nd obj	-egethetlek
		past	indef.	-egethettem	-egethettél	-egethetett	-egethettünk	-egethettetek	-egethettek
			def.	-egethettem	-egethetted	-egethette	-egethettük	-egethettétek	-egethették
			2nd obj	-egethettelek
archaic preterite		indef.	-egetheték	-egethetél	-egethete	-egetheténk	-egethetétek	-egethetének
		def.	-egethetém	-egethetéd	-egetheté	-egetheténk	-egethetétek	-egetheték
		2nd obj	-egethetélek
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. -egethet vala, -egethetett vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	-egethetendek or -egetandhatok	-egethetendesz or -egetandhatsz	-egethetend or -egetandhat	-egethetendünk or -egetandhatunk	-egethetendetek or -egetandhattok	-egethetendenek or -egetandhatnak
	def.	-egethetendem or -egetandhatom	-egethetended or -egetandhatod	-egethetendi or -egetandhatja	-egethetendjük or -egetandhatjuk	-egethetenditek or -egetandhatjátok	-egethetendik or -egetandhatják
	2nd obj	-egethetendelek or -egetandhatlak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	-egethetnék	-egethetnél	-egethetne	-egethetnénk	-egethetnétek	-egethetnének
		def.	-egethetném	-egethetnéd	-egethetné	-egethetnénk (or -egethetnők)	-egethetnétek	-egethetnék
		2nd obj	-egethetnélek
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -egethetett volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	-egethessek	-egethess or -egethessél	-egethessen	-egethessünk	-egethessetek	-egethessenek
			def.	-egethessem	-egethesd or -egethessed	-egethesse	-egethessük	-egethessétek	-egethessék
			2nd obj	-egethesselek
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -egethetett légyen
infinitive	(-egethetni)		(-egethetnem)	(-egethetned)	(-egethetnie)	(-egethetnünk)	(-egethetnetek)	(-egethetniük)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	-egethető			-egethetetlen		(-egethetve / -egethetvén)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -eget

fenyeget

integet

kéreget

lépeget

nézeget

rejteget

sérteget

tereget

veszteget

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes