-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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-egetek	-egetsz	-eget	-egetünk	-egettek	-egetnek
		Def.	-egetem	-egeted	-egeti	-egetjük	-egetitek	-egetik
		2nd-p. o.	-egetlek	―
	Past	Indef.	-egettem	-egettél	-egetett	-egettünk	-egettetek	-egettek
		Def.	-egettem	-egetted	-egette	-egettük	-egettétek	-egették
		2nd-p. o.	-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 Preterit	Indef.	-egeték	-egetél	-egete	-egeténk	-egetétek	-egetének
		Def.	-egetém	-egetéd	-egeté	-egeténk	-egetétek	-egeték
		2nd-p. o.	-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-p. o.	-egetendelek	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-egetnék	-egetnél	-egetne	-egetnénk	-egetnétek	-egetnének
		Def.	-egetném	-egetnéd	-egetné	-egetnénk (or -egetnők)	-egetnétek	-egetnék
		2nd-p. o.	-egetnélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -egetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-egessek	-egess or -egessél	-egessen	-egessünk	-egessetek	-egessenek
		Def.	-egessem	-egesd or -egessed	-egesse	-egessük	-egessétek	-egessék
		2nd-p. o.	-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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-egethetek	-egethetsz	-egethet	-egethetünk	-egethettek	-egethetnek
		Def.	-egethetem	-egetheted	-egetheti	-egethetjük	-egethetitek	-egethetik
		2nd-p. o.	-egethetlek	―
	Past	Indef.	-egethettem	-egethettél	-egethetett	-egethettünk	-egethettetek	-egethettek
		Def.	-egethettem	-egethetted	-egethette	-egethettük	-egethettétek	-egethették
		2nd-p. o.	-egethettelek	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	-egetheték	-egethetél	-egethete	-egetheténk	-egethetétek	-egethetének
		Def.	-egethetém	-egethetéd	-egetheté	-egetheténk	-egethetétek	-egetheték
		2nd-p. o.	-egethetélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, 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-p. o.	-egethetendelek or -egetandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-egethetnék	-egethetnél	-egethetne	-egethetnénk	-egethetnétek	-egethetnének
		Def.	-egethetném	-egethetnéd	-egethetné	-egethetnénk (or -egethetnők)	-egethetnétek	-egethetnék
		2nd-p. o.	-egethetnélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -egethetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-egethessek	-egethess or -egethessél	-egethessen	-egethessünk	-egethessetek	-egethessenek
		Def.	-egethessem	-egethesd or -egethessed	-egethesse	-egethessük	-egethessétek	-egethessék
		2nd-p. o.	-egethesselek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -egethetett légyen
Inf.	(-egethetni)		(-egethetnem)	(-egethetned)	(-egethetnie)	(-egethetnünk)	(-egethetnetek)	(-egethetniük)
Positive adjective			-egethető	Neg. adj.	-egethetetlen	Adv. part.	(-egethetve / -egethetvén)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -eget

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes