fenntart

Hungarian

Etymology

fenn- +‎ tart

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛntɒrt]

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• Hyphenation: fenn‧tart
• Rhymes: -ɒrt

Verb

fenntart

1. (transitive) to maintain (to keep up)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fenntart

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.	fenntartok	fenntartasz	fenntart	fenntartunk	fenntartotok	fenntartanak
			def.	fenntartom	fenntartod	fenntartja	fenntartjuk	fenntartjátok	fenntartják
			2nd obj	fenntartalak
		past	indef.	fenntartottam	fenntartottál	fenntartott	fenntartottunk	fenntartottatok	fenntartottak
			def.	fenntartottam	fenntartottad	fenntartotta	fenntartottuk	fenntartottátok	fenntartották
			2nd obj	fenntartottalak
		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. fenn fog tartani.
archaic preterite		indef.	fenntarték	fenntartál	fenntarta	fenntartánk	fenntartátok	fenntartának
		def.	fenntartám	fenntartád	fenntartá	fenntartánk	fenntartátok	fenntarták
		2nd obj	fenntartálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. fenntart vala, fenntartott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	fenntartandok	fenntartandasz	fenntartand	fenntartandunk	fenntartandotok	fenntartandanak
	def.	fenntartandom	fenntartandod	fenntartandja	fenntartandjuk	fenntartandjátok	fenntartandják
	2nd obj	fenntartandalak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	fenntartanék	fenntartanál	fenntartana	fenntartanánk	fenntartanátok	fenntartanának
		def.	fenntartanám	fenntartanád	fenntartaná	fenntartanánk (or fenntartanók)	fenntartanátok	fenntartanák
		2nd obj	fenntartanálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. fenntartott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	fenntartsak	fenntarts or fenntartsál	fenntartson	fenntartsunk	fenntartsatok	fenntartsanak
			def.	fenntartsam	fenntartsd or fenntartsad	fenntartsa	fenntartsuk	fenntartsátok	fenntartsák
			2nd obj	fenntartsalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. fenntartott légyen
infinitive	fenntartani		fenntartanom	fenntartanod	fenntartania	fenntartanunk	fenntartanotok	fenntartaniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	fenntartás		fenntartó	fenntartott	fenntartandó	fenntartva (fenntartván)		fenntartat
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).
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem tart fenn or fenn is tart.

Potential conjugation of fenntart

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.	fenntarthatok	fenntarthatsz	fenntarthat	fenntarthatunk	fenntarthattok	fenntarthatnak
			def.	fenntarthatom	fenntarthatod	fenntarthatja	fenntarthatjuk	fenntarthatjátok	fenntarthatják
			2nd obj	fenntarthatlak
		past	indef.	fenntarthattam	fenntarthattál	fenntarthatott	fenntarthattunk	fenntarthattatok	fenntarthattak
			def.	fenntarthattam	fenntarthattad	fenntarthatta	fenntarthattuk	fenntarthattátok	fenntarthatták
			2nd obj	fenntarthattalak
archaic preterite		indef.	fenntarthaték	fenntarthatál	fenntarthata	fenntarthatánk	fenntarthatátok	fenntarthatának
		def.	fenntarthatám	fenntarthatád	fenntarthatá	fenntarthatánk	fenntarthatátok	fenntarthaták
		2nd obj	fenntarthatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. fenntarthat vala, fenntarthatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	fenntarthatandok or fenntartandhatok	fenntarthatandasz or fenntartandhatsz	fenntarthatand or fenntartandhat	fenntarthatandunk or fenntartandhatunk	fenntarthatandotok or fenntartandhattok	fenntarthatandanak or fenntartandhatnak
	def.	fenntarthatandom or fenntartandhatom	fenntarthatandod or fenntartandhatod	fenntarthatandja or fenntartandhatja	fenntarthatandjuk or fenntartandhatjuk	fenntarthatandjátok or fenntartandhatjátok	fenntarthatandják or fenntartandhatják
	2nd obj	fenntarthatandalak or fenntartandhatlak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	fenntarthatnék	fenntarthatnál	fenntarthatna	fenntarthatnánk	fenntarthatnátok	fenntarthatnának
		def.	fenntarthatnám	fenntarthatnád	fenntarthatná	fenntarthatnánk (or fenntarthatnók)	fenntarthatnátok	fenntarthatnák
		2nd obj	fenntarthatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. fenntarthatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	fenntarthassak	fenntarthass or fenntarthassál	fenntarthasson	fenntarthassunk	fenntarthassatok	fenntarthassanak
			def.	fenntarthassam	fenntarthasd or fenntarthassad	fenntarthassa	fenntarthassuk	fenntarthassátok	fenntarthassák
			2nd obj	fenntarthassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. fenntarthatott légyen
infinitive	(fenntarthatni)		(fenntarthatnom)	(fenntarthatnod)	(fenntarthatnia)	(fenntarthatnunk)	(fenntarthatnotok)	(fenntarthatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	fenntartható			fenntarthatatlan		(fenntarthatva / fenntarthatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem tarthat fenn or fenn is tarthat.

Derived terms

• fenntarthatatlan, fenntarthatatlanság
• fenntartható, fenntarthatóság
• fenntartás

(Expressions):

• minden jog fenntartva

Further reading

• fenntart 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.