-get

See also: get, get., and ge- -t

Hungarian

Etymology

From -g (frequentative suffix) +‎ -et (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡɛt]

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

Conjugation of *-get*
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
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.	-getek	-getsz	-get	-getünk	-gettek	-getnek
			def.	-getem	-geted	-geti	-getjük	-getitek	-getik
			2nd obj	-getlek
		past	indef.	-gettem	-gettél	-getett	-gettünk	-gettetek	-gettek
			def.	-gettem	-getted	-gette	-gettük	-gettétek	-gették
			2nd obj	-gettelek
		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
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

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

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	-gessek	-gess or -gessél	-gessen	-gessünk	-gessetek	-gessenek
			def.	-gessem	-gesd or -gessed	-gesse	-gessük	-gessétek	-gessék
			2nd obj	-gesselek
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -getett légyen

infinitive		-getni		-getnem	-getned	-getnie	-getnünk	-getnetek	-getniük
other forms	-getés		-gető	-getett	-getendő	-getve (-getvén)
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 *-get*
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
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.	-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
archaic preterite		indef.	-getheték	-gethetél	-gethete	-getheténk	-gethetétek	-gethetének
		def.	-gethetém	-gethetéd	-getheté	-getheténk	-gethetétek	-getheték
		2nd obj	-gethetélek
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

conditional		present	indef.	-gethetnék	-gethetnél	-gethetne	-gethetnénk	-gethetnétek	-gethetnének
	def.		-gethetném	-gethetnéd	-gethetné	-gethetnénk (or -gethetnők)	-gethetnétek	-gethetnék
	2nd obj		-gethetnélek
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -gethetett volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	-gethessek	-gethess or -gethessél	-gethessen	-gethessünk	-gethessetek	-gethessenek
			def.	-gethessem	-gethesd or -gethessed	-gethesse	-gethessük	-gethessétek	-gethessék
			2nd obj	-gethesselek
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -gethetett légyen

infinitive		(-gethetni)		(-gethetnem)	(-gethetned)	(-gethetnie)	(-gethetnünk)	(-gethetnetek)	(-gethetniük)
other forms	-gethető			-gethetetlen		(-gethetve / -gethetvén)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -get