kerget

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛrɡɛt]
• Hyphenation: ker‧get
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

kerget

1. (transitive) to chase, pursue
2. (transitive) to hunt (game)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kerget

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.	kergetek	kergetsz	kerget	kergetünk	kergettek	kergetnek
			def.	kergetem	kergeted	kergeti	kergetjük	kergetitek	kergetik
			2nd obj	kergetlek
		past	indef.	kergettem	kergettél	kergetett	kergettünk	kergettetek	kergettek
			def.	kergettem	kergetted	kergette	kergettük	kergettétek	kergették
			2nd obj	kergettelek
		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. kergetni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	kergeték	kergetél	kergete	kergeténk	kergetétek	kergetének
		def.	kergetém	kergetéd	kergeté	kergeténk	kergetétek	kergeték
		2nd obj	kergetélek
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kerget vala, kergetett vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	kergetendek	kergetendesz	kergetend	kergetendünk	kergetendetek	kergetendenek
	def.	kergetendem	kergetended	kergetendi	kergetendjük	kergetenditek	kergetendik
	2nd obj	kergetendelek
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	kergetnék	kergetnél	kergetne	kergetnénk	kergetnétek	kergetnének
		def.	kergetném	kergetnéd	kergetné	kergetnénk (or kergetnők)	kergetnétek	kergetnék
		2nd obj	kergetnélek
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kergetett volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	kergessek	kergess or kergessél	kergessen	kergessünk	kergessetek	kergessenek
			def.	kergessem	kergesd or kergessed	kergesse	kergessük	kergessétek	kergessék
			2nd obj	kergesselek
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kergetett légyen
infinitive	kergetni		kergetnem	kergetned	kergetnie	kergetnünk	kergetnetek	kergetniük
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	kergetés		kergető	kergetett	kergetendő	kergetve (kergetvén)		kergettet
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 kerget

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.	kergethetek	kergethetsz	kergethet	kergethetünk	kergethettek	kergethetnek
			def.	kergethetem	kergetheted	kergetheti	kergethetjük	kergethetitek	kergethetik
			2nd obj	kergethetlek
		past	indef.	kergethettem	kergethettél	kergethetett	kergethettünk	kergethettetek	kergethettek
			def.	kergethettem	kergethetted	kergethette	kergethettük	kergethettétek	kergethették
			2nd obj	kergethettelek
archaic preterite		indef.	kergetheték	kergethetél	kergethete	kergetheténk	kergethetétek	kergethetének
		def.	kergethetém	kergethetéd	kergetheté	kergetheténk	kergethetétek	kergetheték
		2nd obj	kergethetélek
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kergethet vala, kergethetett vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	kergethetendek or kergetandhatok	kergethetendesz or kergetandhatsz	kergethetend or kergetandhat	kergethetendünk or kergetandhatunk	kergethetendetek or kergetandhattok	kergethetendenek or kergetandhatnak
	def.	kergethetendem or kergetandhatom	kergethetended or kergetandhatod	kergethetendi or kergetandhatja	kergethetendjük or kergetandhatjuk	kergethetenditek or kergetandhatjátok	kergethetendik or kergetandhatják
	2nd obj	kergethetendelek or kergetandhatlak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	kergethetnék	kergethetnél	kergethetne	kergethetnénk	kergethetnétek	kergethetnének
		def.	kergethetném	kergethetnéd	kergethetné	kergethetnénk (or kergethetnők)	kergethetnétek	kergethetnék
		2nd obj	kergethetnélek
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kergethetett volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	kergethessek	kergethess or kergethessél	kergethessen	kergethessünk	kergethessetek	kergethessenek
			def.	kergethessem	kergethesd or kergethessed	kergethesse	kergethessük	kergethessétek	kergethessék
			2nd obj	kergethesselek
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kergethetett légyen
infinitive	(kergethetni)		(kergethetnem)	(kergethetned)	(kergethetnie)	(kergethetnünk)	(kergethetnetek)	(kergethetniük)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	kergethető			kergethetetlen		(kergethetve / kergethetvén)

Derived terms

• kergetődzik
• kergetőzik

(With verbal prefixes):

• átkerget
• bekerget
• belekerget
• elkerget
• felkerget
• hátrakerget
• hazakerget
• kikerget
• körülkerget
• lekerget
• megkerget
• összekerget
• széjjelkerget
• szétkerget
• végigkerget
• visszakerget

Expressions

• az őrületbe kerget
• délibábot kerget

Further reading

• kerget 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.