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elveszik

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlvɛsik]
  • Hyphenation: el‧ve‧szik
  • Rhymes: -ɛsik

Etymology 1

el- + veszik

Verb

elveszik

  1. (intransitive) alternative form of elvész
    Ha nem teszed el a pénztárcád, könnyen elveszik.If you don't put your wallet away, it will get lost easily. [See the other etymology as well.]
Usage notes
  • This verb is a member of one of those (few) quasi-homonymous verb pairs that exist both with and without an -ik ending. All (intransitive) suffixed forms of these pairs are identical (sometimes they can even have derived forms that coincide), with the exception of their dictionary form (the third-person singular indicative present, with or without -ik). However, the meaning of these pairs is usually distinct, sometimes unrelated. Examples include (fel)áldoz(le)áldozik, bánbánik, (meg)bíz(meg)bízik, (meg)ér(meg)érik, esz (rare)eszik, hajolhajlik, hasonul(meg)hasonlik, (felül)múl(el)múlik, (hozzá)nyúlnyúlik, (el)vesz(el)veszik~(el)vész, and törtörik (along with their verbal prefixes), hallhallik (archaic), érezérzik (archaic), sometimes with some difference: (el)hibázhibádzik, (le)torkoltorkollik. Therefore one may well need to check the context and the arguments to ascertain which member of the verb pair is relevant.
Conjugation
More information 1st person sg, 2nd person sg informal ...
More information 1st person sg, 2nd person sg informal ...

Etymology 2

elvesz + -ik (personal suffix)

Verb

elveszik

  1. third-person plural indicative present definite of elvesz
    Ha nem teszed el a pénztárcád, könnyen elveszik.If you don't put your wallet away, they will take it away easily. [See the other etymology as well.]
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