jajgat

Hungarian

Etymology

From jaj +‎ -gat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɒjɡɒt]
• Hyphenation: jaj‧gat

Verb

jajgat

1. (intransitive) to wail (to cry out, as in sorrow or anguish)
2. (intransitive, figuratively, literary) to wail (to make a noise like mourning or crying)
3. (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial, derogatory) to wail (to lament persistently or bitterly)
4. (transitive, figuratively, colloquial, derogatory) to bemoan, to bewail

Conjugation

Conjugation of jajgat

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.	jajgatok	jajgatsz	jajgat	jajgatunk	jajgattok	jajgatnak
			def.	jajgatom	jajgatod	jajgatja	jajgatjuk	jajgatjátok	jajgatják
			2nd obj	jajgatlak
		past	indef.	jajgattam	jajgattál	jajgatott	jajgattunk	jajgattatok	jajgattak
			def.	jajgattam	jajgattad	jajgatta	jajgattuk	jajgattátok	jajgatták
			2nd obj	jajgattalak
		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. jajgatni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	jajgaték	jajgatál	jajgata	jajgatánk	jajgatátok	jajgatának
		def.	jajgatám	jajgatád	jajgatá	jajgatánk	jajgatátok	jajgaták
		2nd obj	jajgatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. jajgat vala, jajgatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	jajgatandok	jajgatandasz	jajgatand	jajgatandunk	jajgatandotok	jajgatandanak
	def.	jajgatandom	jajgatandod	jajgatandja	jajgatandjuk	jajgatandjátok	jajgatandják
	2nd obj	jajgatandalak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	jajgatnék	jajgatnál	jajgatna	jajgatnánk	jajgatnátok	jajgatnának
		def.	jajgatnám	jajgatnád	jajgatná	jajgatnánk (or jajgatnók)	jajgatnátok	jajgatnák
		2nd obj	jajgatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. jajgatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	jajgassak	jajgass or jajgassál	jajgasson	jajgassunk	jajgassatok	jajgassanak
			def.	jajgassam	jajgasd or jajgassad	jajgassa	jajgassuk	jajgassátok	jajgassák
			2nd obj	jajgassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. jajgatott légyen
infinitive	jajgatni		jajgatnom	jajgatnod	jajgatnia	jajgatnunk	jajgatnotok	jajgatniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	jajgatás		jajgató	jajgatott	jajgatandó	jajgatva (jajgatván)
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 jajgat

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.	jajgathatok	jajgathatsz	jajgathat	jajgathatunk	jajgathattok	jajgathatnak
			def.	jajgathatom	jajgathatod	jajgathatja	jajgathatjuk	jajgathatjátok	jajgathatják
			2nd obj	jajgathatlak
		past	indef.	jajgathattam	jajgathattál	jajgathatott	jajgathattunk	jajgathattatok	jajgathattak
			def.	jajgathattam	jajgathattad	jajgathatta	jajgathattuk	jajgathattátok	jajgathatták
			2nd obj	jajgathattalak
archaic preterite		indef.	jajgathaték	jajgathatál	jajgathata	jajgathatánk	jajgathatátok	jajgathatának
		def.	jajgathatám	jajgathatád	jajgathatá	jajgathatánk	jajgathatátok	jajgathaták
		2nd obj	jajgathatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. jajgathat vala, jajgathatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	jajgathatandok or jajgatandhatok	jajgathatandasz or jajgatandhatsz	jajgathatand or jajgatandhat	jajgathatandunk or jajgatandhatunk	jajgathatandotok or jajgatandhattok	jajgathatandanak or jajgatandhatnak
	def.	jajgathatandom or jajgatandhatom	jajgathatandod or jajgatandhatod	jajgathatandja or jajgatandhatja	jajgathatandjuk or jajgatandhatjuk	jajgathatandjátok or jajgatandhatjátok	jajgathatandják or jajgatandhatják
	2nd obj	jajgathatandalak or jajgatandhatlak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	jajgathatnék	jajgathatnál	jajgathatna	jajgathatnánk	jajgathatnátok	jajgathatnának
		def.	jajgathatnám	jajgathatnád	jajgathatná	jajgathatnánk (or jajgathatnók)	jajgathatnátok	jajgathatnák
		2nd obj	jajgathatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. jajgathatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	jajgathassak	jajgathass or jajgathassál	jajgathasson	jajgathassunk	jajgathassatok	jajgathassanak
			def.	jajgathassam	jajgathasd or jajgathassad	jajgathassa	jajgathassuk	jajgathassátok	jajgathassák
			2nd obj	jajgathassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. jajgathatott légyen
infinitive	(jajgathatni)		(jajgathatnom)	(jajgathatnod)	(jajgathatnia)	(jajgathatnunk)	(jajgathatnotok)	(jajgathatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	jajgatható			jajgathatatlan		(jajgathatva / jajgathatván)

Derived terms

• jajgatás

Related terms

• see: jaj

Further reading

• jajgat 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.