Etymology
From -g (frequentative suffix) + -et (causative suffix).
Suffix
-get
- (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.
- beszél (“to talk”) + -get → beszélget (“to chit-chat”)
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
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Conjugation of -get
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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. |
-getek |
-getsz |
-get |
-getünk |
-gettek |
-getnek |
| def. |
-getem |
-geted |
-geti |
-getjük |
-getitek |
-getik |
| 2nd obj |
-getlek |
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| past |
indef. |
-gettem |
-gettél |
-getett |
-gettünk |
-gettetek |
-gettek |
| def. |
-gettem |
-getted |
-gette |
-gettük |
-gettétek |
-gették |
| 2nd obj |
-gettelek |
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| 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. -getni fog. |
archaic preterite |
indef. |
-geték |
-getél |
-gete |
-geténk |
-getétek |
-getének |
| def. |
-getém |
-getéd |
-geté |
-geténk |
-getétek |
-geték |
| 2nd obj |
-getélek |
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| archaic past |
Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. -get vala, -getett vala/volt. |
| archaic future |
indef. |
-getendek |
-getendesz |
-getend |
-getendünk |
-getendetek |
-getendenek |
| def. |
-getendem |
-getended |
-getendi |
-getendjük |
-getenditek |
-getendik |
| 2nd obj |
-getendelek |
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| conditional |
present |
indef. |
-getnék |
-getnél |
-getne |
-getnénk |
-getnétek |
-getnének |
| def. |
-getném |
-getnéd |
-getné |
-getnénk (or -getnők) |
-getnétek |
-getnék |
| 2nd obj |
-getnélek |
|
| past |
Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -getett volna |
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| subjunctive |
subjunctive |
present |
indef. |
-gessek |
-gess or -gessél |
-gessen |
-gessünk |
-gessetek |
-gessenek |
| def. |
-gessem |
-gesd or -gessed |
-gesse |
-gessük |
-gessétek |
-gessék |
| 2nd obj |
-gesselek |
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| (archaic) past |
Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -getett légyen |
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| infinitive |
-getni |
-getnem |
-getned |
-getnie |
-getnünk |
-getnetek |
-getniük |
other forms |
verbal noun |
present part. |
past part. |
future part. |
adverbial participle |
causative |
| -getés |
-gető |
-getett |
-getendő |
-getve (-getvén) |
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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). |
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Potential conjugation of -get
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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. |
-gethetek |
-gethetsz |
-gethet |
-gethetünk |
-gethettek |
-gethetnek |
| def. |
-gethetem |
-getheted |
-getheti |
-gethetjük |
-gethetitek |
-gethetik |
| 2nd obj |
-gethetlek |
|
| past |
indef. |
-gethettem |
-gethettél |
-gethetett |
-gethettünk |
-gethettetek |
-gethettek |
| def. |
-gethettem |
-gethetted |
-gethette |
-gethettük |
-gethettétek |
-gethették |
| 2nd obj |
-gethettelek |
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archaic preterite |
indef. |
-getheték |
-gethetél |
-gethete |
-getheténk |
-gethetétek |
-gethetének |
| def. |
-gethetém |
-gethetéd |
-getheté |
-getheténk |
-gethetétek |
-getheték |
| 2nd obj |
-gethetélek |
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| archaic past |
Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. -gethet vala, -gethetett vala/volt. |
| archaic future |
indef. |
-gethetendek or -getandhatok |
-gethetendesz or -getandhatsz |
-gethetend or -getandhat |
-gethetendünk or -getandhatunk |
-gethetendetek or -getandhattok |
-gethetendenek or -getandhatnak |
| def. |
-gethetendem or -getandhatom |
-gethetended or -getandhatod |
-gethetendi or -getandhatja |
-gethetendjük or -getandhatjuk |
-gethetenditek or -getandhatjátok |
-gethetendik or -getandhatják |
| 2nd obj |
-gethetendelek or -getandhatlak |
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| conditional |
present |
indef. |
-gethetnék |
-gethetnél |
-gethetne |
-gethetnénk |
-gethetnétek |
-gethetnének |
| def. |
-gethetném |
-gethetnéd |
-gethetné |
-gethetnénk (or -gethetnők) |
-gethetnétek |
-gethetnék |
| 2nd obj |
-gethetnélek |
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| past |
Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -gethetett volna |
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| subjunctive |
subjunctive |
present |
indef. |
-gethessek |
-gethess or -gethessél |
-gethessen |
-gethessünk |
-gethessetek |
-gethessenek |
| def. |
-gethessem |
-gethesd or -gethessed |
-gethesse |
-gethessük |
-gethessétek |
-gethessék |
| 2nd obj |
-gethesselek |
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| (archaic) past |
Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -gethetett légyen |
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| infinitive |
(-gethetni) |
(-gethetnem) |
(-gethetned) |
(-gethetnie) |
(-gethetnünk) |
(-gethetnetek) |
(-gethetniük) |
other forms |
positive adjective |
negative adjective |
adverbial participle |
| -gethető |
-gethetetlen |
(-gethetve / -gethetvén) |
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