befagy
Appearance
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]be- (“in”) + fagy (“to freeze”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]befagy
- (intransitive) to freeze in, freeze over, freeze up, freeze solid (river), to be covered with ice
- (intransitive, of faucet or pipe) to freeze up
- (intransitive, of a ship) to be icebound
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of befagy
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 | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | befagyok | befagysz | befagy | befagyunk | befagytok | befagynak | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | befagytam | befagytál | befagyott | befagytunk | befagytatok | befagytak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
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. be fog fagyni. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | befagyék | befagyál | befagya | befagyánk | befagyátok | befagyának | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. befagy vala, befagyott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | befagyandok | befagyandasz | befagyand | befagyandunk | befagyandotok | befagyandanak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | befagynék | befagynál | befagyna | befagynánk | befagynátok | befagynának | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befagyott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | befagyjak | befagyj or befagyjál |
befagyjon | befagyjunk | befagyjatok | befagyjanak | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befagyott légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | befagyni | befagynom | befagynod | befagynia | befagynunk | befagynotok | befagyniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
befagyás | befagyó | befagyott | ― | befagyva (befagyván) | befagyaszt | ||||
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fagy be or be is fagy. |
potential conjugation of befagy
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 | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | befagyhatok | befagyhatsz | befagyhat | befagyhatunk | befagyhattok | befagyhatnak | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | befagyhattam | befagyhattál | befagyhatott | befagyhattunk | befagyhattatok | befagyhattak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | befagyhaték | befagyhatál | befagyhata | befagyhatánk | befagyhatátok | befagyhatának | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. befagyhat vala, befagyhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | befagyhatandok or befagyandhatok |
befagyhatandasz or befagyandhatsz |
befagyhatand or befagyandhat |
befagyhatandunk or befagyandhatunk |
befagyhatandotok or befagyandhattok |
befagyhatandanak or befagyandhatnak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | befagyhatnék | befagyhatnál | befagyhatna | befagyhatnánk | befagyhatnátok | befagyhatnának | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befagyhatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | befagyhassak | befagyhass or befagyhassál |
befagyhasson | befagyhassunk | befagyhassatok | befagyhassanak | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befagyhatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (befagyhatni) | (befagyhatnom) | (befagyhatnod) | (befagyhatnia) | (befagyhatnunk) | (befagyhatnotok) | (befagyhatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (befagyhatva / befagyhatván) | ||||
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fagyhat be or be is fagyhat. |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- befagy in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- befagy in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).