Roots H-, H-V, Har; H-R


Root H-, H-V, HaR

When it comes to weather and temperature you can think of some words as a group. It is the root H-. I keep writing the consonants in capitals.

Hi is an abstract root for Hideg – cold
is an abstract root for HűVös – cool
means snow > HaVas is snowy
means heat > HeVes fierce (man), heated (debate)
Ha is an abstract root for HaRmat – dew

A hó hő hatására elolvad. – Heat causes snow to melt.
Hűvös az idő, de nem hideg. – It’s a cool weather, but it’s not cold.

A heves vita közepette nem vették észre a virágról lehulló harmatot.
While having a heated debate, they didn’t notice the dew falling from the flower.

Root H-R for decaying

HeRvad – to wither;
A virágok
elhervadnak. – Flowers wither.

KoRhad – to rot, to decay;
A kidőlt fa
elkorhad. – The fallen tree rots away.

SoRvad – to waste away, to recede;
A fogad
elsorvad, ha nem húzzák ki. – Your teeth will recede if it is not removed.

2 comments on “Roots H-, H-V, Har; H-R

  1. Caleb says:

    Heya,

    Just wanted to say thanks for all your hardwork on Hungarian. It’s hard to find decent material such as yours but I really appreciate it and am an avid reader of your blog.

    Thanks for your time!

    Caleb (from Australia)

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    • hunlang says:

      Thank you very much. How come you’re learning Hungarian? It’s not an interrogation. 🙂 I just like to know the reason. Sometimes it’s family, other times it’s university issue.

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