vontat

Hungarian

Etymology

von +‎ -tat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvontɒt]
• Hyphenation: von‧tat
• Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

vontat

1. (transitive) to tow, to tug, to haul (especially a vehicle)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vontat

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.	vontatok	vontatsz	vontat	vontatunk	vontattok	vontatnak
			def.	vontatom	vontatod	vontatja	vontatjuk	vontatjátok	vontatják
			2nd obj	vontatlak
		past	indef.	vontattam	vontattál	vontatott	vontattunk	vontattatok	vontattak
			def.	vontattam	vontattad	vontatta	vontattuk	vontattátok	vontatták
			2nd obj	vontattalak
		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. vontatni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	vontaték	vontatál	vontata	vontatánk	vontatátok	vontatának
		def.	vontatám	vontatád	vontatá	vontatánk	vontatátok	vontaták
		2nd obj	vontatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. vontat vala, vontatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	vontatandok	vontatandasz	vontatand	vontatandunk	vontatandotok	vontatandanak
	def.	vontatandom	vontatandod	vontatandja	vontatandjuk	vontatandjátok	vontatandják
	2nd obj	vontatandalak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	vontatnék	vontatnál	vontatna	vontatnánk	vontatnátok	vontatnának
		def.	vontatnám	vontatnád	vontatná	vontatnánk (or vontatnók)	vontatnátok	vontatnák
		2nd obj	vontatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. vontatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	vontassak	vontass or vontassál	vontasson	vontassunk	vontassatok	vontassanak
			def.	vontassam	vontasd or vontassad	vontassa	vontassuk	vontassátok	vontassák
			2nd obj	vontassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. vontatott légyen
infinitive	vontatni		vontatnom	vontatnod	vontatnia	vontatnunk	vontatnotok	vontatniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	vontatás		vontató	vontatott	vontatandó	vontatva (vontatván)
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 vontat

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.	vontathatok	vontathatsz	vontathat	vontathatunk	vontathattok	vontathatnak
			def.	vontathatom	vontathatod	vontathatja	vontathatjuk	vontathatjátok	vontathatják
			2nd obj	vontathatlak
		past	indef.	vontathattam	vontathattál	vontathatott	vontathattunk	vontathattatok	vontathattak
			def.	vontathattam	vontathattad	vontathatta	vontathattuk	vontathattátok	vontathatták
			2nd obj	vontathattalak
archaic preterite		indef.	vontathaték	vontathatál	vontathata	vontathatánk	vontathatátok	vontathatának
		def.	vontathatám	vontathatád	vontathatá	vontathatánk	vontathatátok	vontathaták
		2nd obj	vontathatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. vontathat vala, vontathatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	vontathatandok or vontatandhatok	vontathatandasz or vontatandhatsz	vontathatand or vontatandhat	vontathatandunk or vontatandhatunk	vontathatandotok or vontatandhattok	vontathatandanak or vontatandhatnak
	def.	vontathatandom or vontatandhatom	vontathatandod or vontatandhatod	vontathatandja or vontatandhatja	vontathatandjuk or vontatandhatjuk	vontathatandjátok or vontatandhatjátok	vontathatandják or vontatandhatják
	2nd obj	vontathatandalak or vontatandhatlak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	vontathatnék	vontathatnál	vontathatna	vontathatnánk	vontathatnátok	vontathatnának
		def.	vontathatnám	vontathatnád	vontathatná	vontathatnánk (or vontathatnók)	vontathatnátok	vontathatnák
		2nd obj	vontathatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. vontathatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	vontathassak	vontathass or vontathassál	vontathasson	vontathassunk	vontathassatok	vontathassanak
			def.	vontathassam	vontathasd or vontathassad	vontathassa	vontathassuk	vontathassátok	vontathassák
			2nd obj	vontathassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. vontathatott légyen
infinitive	(vontathatni)		(vontathatnom)	(vontathatnod)	(vontathatnia)	(vontathatnunk)	(vontathatnotok)	(vontathatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	vontatható			vontathatatlan		(vontathatva / vontathatván)

Derived terms

• vontatás
• vontatmány

Further reading

• vontat in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.