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there is, there are; to be finished; here it is!	megvan + subj.
to adjust	igazít
to admire	csodál
to adore	imád
to allow sy to	megenged
to amuse sy	mulattat
to analyse	elemez
to angle for, to fish	horgászik
to applaud	tapsol
to argue (pej)	okoskodik
to arrange; to settle to direct (a play)	rendez
to arrive	érkezik
to ask for	kér
to ask sg	kérdez
to associate with	társul …-hoz, -hez, -höz
to attest	tanúsít
to attract	vonz
to bake, to roast	süt
to bark	ugat
to be absent; to be missing; to be missed by sy	hiányzik
to be afraid of sg	fél …-tól, -től
to be apparent; to seem	látszik
to be ashamed	szégyell
to be bored	un
to be born	születik
to be burnt	megég
to be clamorous	hangoskodik
to be cold	fázik
to be dying	haldoklik
to be finished; to finish sg	elkészül
to be getting dark	esteledik
to be glad about	örül …-nak, -nek
to be growing dusk	szürkül
to be hot/warm	melege van
to be idle	tétlenkedik
to be impudent	szemtelenkedik
to be possible; maybe	lehet
to be postponed	eltolódik
to be put off	elmarad
to be recovered (sy’s loss)	megtérül
to be right about	igaza van …-ban, -ben
to be sickly/unwell	betegeskedik
to be situated	elterül
to be solved	megoldódik
to be sorry for	sajnál
to be stupefied	elképed …-on, -en, -ön
to be surprise	meglepődik …-on, -en, -ön
to be terrified	retteg …-tól, -től
to be wrong about	téved …-ban, -ben
to be; there is	van
to bear (a child)	szül
to beat	ver
to become black	megfeketedik
to become crazy	megőrül … miatt; …-tól, -től
to become dim	elhomályosul
to become empty	kiürül
to become faster	gyorsul
to become invalid	megrokkan
to become lowered	elhalkul
to become mute	megnémul
to become paralysesd	megbénul
to become rotten	elrohad
to become slower	lassul
to become stupid	butul
to begin sg	kezd
to begin to (int.)	kezdődik
to believe	hisz …-ban, -ben
to bend	hajlít
to bend, to bow down	lehajol
to betray	elárul
to blind	megvakít
to blush	elpirul
to bore	untat
to brake down	lefékez
to break (int.)	eltörik
to break sg	eltör
to break, to tear (int.)	elszakad
to bring	visz
to bring up	felnevel
to build	épít
to burn (int.)	ég
to burn (sg)	eléget
to burst out	kipukkad
to bury	eltemet
to busy oneself	serénykedik …-on, -en, -ön
to buy; to take	vesz
to call	hív
to call sy by first name	tegez
to call sy by last name	magáz
to capture	elfog
to catch a cold	megfázik
to catch fire	meggyúl
to cause	okoz
to chase	üldöz
to cheat	csal
to chew	rág
to chirp	csiripel
to choose	választ
to close	csuk, becsuk
to collapse	összedől
to collect, to gather	gyűjt
to comb oneself	fésülködik
to come	jön
to come home	hazajön
to come into being	létrejön
to come to an end	befejeződik
to come to an end	végződik
to command, to order	parancsol
to compensate	kárpótol
to compete	versenyez
to complain	panaszkodik
to condemn	elítél
to connect; to attach to switch	kapcsol
to cook	főz
to cool	hűt
to corrupt	megront
to cough	köhög
to count	számol
to countersign	láttamoz
to court sy	udvarol …-nak, -nek
to cover	takar
to create	létrehoz
to credit	jóváír
to crunch	rágcsál
to cry about	sír … miatt
to cure	gyógyít
to cut	vág
to cut (hair)	nyír
to dawn	hajnalodik
to decide, to settle	eldönt
to defend, to protect	véd
to deify	istenít
to deliver a speech	szónokol
to delude	ámít
to demand sy sg	követel …-tól, -től …-t
to demolish	lebont
to denounce	feljelent
to deny	tagad
to derail	kisiklik …-ról, -ről
to destroy	pusztít
to destroy	rombol
to detail	részletez
to deteriorate; to grow worse	megromlik
to dictate (a text for students)	tollba mond
to die	meghal
to dig	ás
to digest	emészt
to direct	írányít
to dispparove of; to think sg is wrong	rosszall
to disturb	zavar
to divide	oszt
to do, to make	csinál
to do, to prepare	elkészít
to doubt	kételkedik
to drag; to pull	von
to draw	rajzol
to draw a lesson from	okul …-ból, -ből
to dream	álmodik
to dream about	ábrándozik …-ról, -ről
to drill	fúr
to drink	iszik
to drink beer	sörözik
to drink wine	borozik
to drive (machine); to fold (paper); to strike (root)	hajt
to drive; to manage	vezet
to drudge, to work hard	gürcöl
to eat	eszik
to educate	nevel
to educate, to instruct	oktat
to elect	megválaszt
to embezzle	sikkaszt
to embrace	átölel
to empty; to evacuate	kiürít
to end, to finish	befejez
to enlist	besoroz
to enumerate	felsorol
to exaggerate	eltúloz
to expiate for	bűnhődik … miatt
to expire	lejár
to explode, to blow up	robban
to fail, not to have success	meghiúsul
to fail; to be rejected	megbukik
to fall asleep	elalszik
to fall down	lehullik
to fall; to rain	esik
to feed on sg	táplálkozik
to feel	érez
to feel dizzy	szédül
to fight for	harcol …-ért
to fight for	kiáll …-ért
to find	talál
to find a cure (fig.)	orvosol
to find sg too much	sokall
to fire (from job)	kirúg
to flee, to escape from	menekül … elől
to flood	eláraszt
to fly	repül
to fondle, to pet	dédelget
to forbid	megtilt
to forgive sy for sg	megbocsát …-nak, -nek …-ért
to get baked	megsül
to get dark	elsötétül
to get ill	megbetegszik
to get injured	megsebesül
to get on (a bus)	felszáll
to get stopped up	eldugul
to get to know	megtud
to get up	felkel
to get wet	ázik
to give in one’s notice	felmond
to glaze	mázol
to glide	suhan
to go	megy
to go bad; to break down	elromlik
to go blind	megvakul
to go green	zöldül
to go home	hazamegy
to go in for sports	sportol
to go in frequently; to walk all over	bejár
to go on, to advance; to make progress	halad
to gobble up	zabál
to grieve at; to be sad about	szomorkodik … miatt
to grow	nő
to grow tired	elfárad
to hammer	kalapál
to hate	utál
to have a conversation with sy about sg	társalog …-val, -vel …-ról, -ről
to have a good time	mulat
to have a wash	mosakszik
to have a wash	tisztálkodik
to have breakfast	reggelizik
to have dinner	vacsorázik
to have lunch	ebédel
to have to, must; to need to	kell
to hear	hall
to heat	fűt
to help sy do sg	segít …-nak, -nek …-ban, -ben
to hide	rejt
to hide; to keep a secret	titkol
to hit	üt
to hit sy (with a car)	elüt
to hold, to keep	tart
to hold, to take; to take hold of	fog
to hope	remél
to howl	üvölt
to hunt	vadászik …-ra, -re
to hurt	bánt
to hurt, to ache; to have …-ache	fáj
to imprison	bebörtönöz
to improve (int.)	javul
to inform, to make known	közöl
to inherit	örököl
to injure; to insult to violate (a law)	megsért
to instruct; to command	utasít
to insult; to assault	bántalmaz
to interpret	értelmez
to irritate	felbosszant
to jam, to be squeezed	szorul
to join	csatlakozik …-hoz, -hez, -höz
to jump	ugrik
to know (only for things, not for people)	tud
to land	leszáll
to laugh about	nevet …-on, -en, -ön
to learn, to study	tanul
to let	hagy
to let sg fall	leejt
to let sy know sg	tudat …-val, -vel …-t
to lie (swhere)	fekszik
to lie down, to go to bed	lefekszik
to light	meggyújt
to like sy	kedvel
to limp	sántít
to listen to	hallgat
to litter	szemetel
to live	él
to live swhere, to reside	lakik
to loaf	lófrál
to lock	zár, bezár
to loiter	ténfereg
to look for	keres
to look for food in a refuse bin	kukázik
to look, to watch	néz
to lose	veszít
to lose one’s way	eltéved
to love	szeret
to make a show of	fitogtat
to make angry	felmérgesít
to make experiments	kísérletezik
to make friends with sy	barátkozik …-val -vel
to make sg faster	gyorsít
to make sy lose the power of speech	megnémít
to make sy smarter	okosít
to make war	háborúzik
to make white	fehérít
to manage, to administer	igazgat
to marinade	pácol
to marvel about	ámul …-on, -en, -ön
to measure, to weigh	lemér
to meet sy	találkozik …-val, -vel
to mend	javít
to mew	nyávog
to neigh	nyerít
to nurse; to care of	ápol
to obey sy	engedelmeskedik …-nak, -nek
to offer for sale	árul
to open	nyit, kinyit
to operate on	műt
to organize	szervez
to outwit	kicselez
to overthrow (a government); to break (a record)	megdönt
to overturn (int.)	felborul
to overturn; to decide	dönt
to own; to endure	bír
to pack	csomagol
to pack	pakol
to paint	fest
to paralyse	megbénít
to park	parkol
to pass (time passes)	múlik
to pay	fizet
to pay sy a visit	vizitel …-nál, -nél
to pay taxes	adózik
to peep	kukucskál
to penetrate	behatol
to pick up; to engage (worker)	felvesz
to pity	szán
to place; to assert	állít
to plan	tervez
to play	játszik
to play chess	sakkozik
to poison	megmérgez
to ponder about	elmélkedik …-on, -en, -ön
to possess	birtokol
to pour; to fill	tölt
to praise	dícsér
to press	szorít
to pretend	tettet
to prevent; to precede; to overtake (another car)	megelőz
to prick, to sting	szúr
to protect	óv
to provoke	provokál
to publish	kiad
to publish	publikál
to pull	húz
to purchase, to buy	vásárol
to purr	dorombol
to push (with elbow)	meglök
to push over	felborít
to push, to shove	tol
to put one’s hands up; to apply for (a job)	jelentkezik
to put out of order; to spoil; to bungle	elront
to put; to do	tesz
to ravage; to rage	dúl
to read sg/about sg	olvas …-t/…-ról, -ről
to recover (one’s health)	meggyógyul
to refuel	tankol
to refuse	visszautasít
to regret	megbán
to reign, to rule	uralkodik
to reject (at an exam) to overthrow (a government)	megbuktat
to repair	szerel
to rest	nyugszik
to return	visszatér
to revolve, to turn	forog
to ride a horse	lovagol
to ring	cseng
to ring the bell	csenget
to rise	árad
to risk	kockáztat
to roar	ordít
to rob	rabol
to rummage	turkál
to run	fut
to run along	rohan
to run at top speed	száguld
to scold	lehord
to scold	megszid
to scream	sikít
to screech	rikácsol
to scrub (floor); to rub against	súrol
to see	lát
to seem	tűnik
to sell	elad
to send to school	iskoláztat
to set (a watch)	beállít
to set off, to depart	indul
to set the table	megterít
to settle down (swhere)	letelepszik
to settle, to colonize	telepít, kolonizál
to shake	ráz
to shake (head); to wag (tail)	csóvál
to shake (int.)	reng
to shed its coat	vedlik
to shiver (with cold)	didereg
to shiver with cold	vacog
to shoot	lő
to shout	kiabál
to shovel	lapátol
to show	mutat
to shriek	sikolt
to shunt	tolat
to sing	énekel
to sit, to be seated	ül
to ski	síel
to skin	nyúz
to sleep	alszik
to slow down	lassít
to smear	ken
to smoke	füstöl
to sneak	oson
to sneeze	tüsszent
to snow	havazik
to solve	megold
to speak	beszél
to spell	betűz
to spit	köp
to spoil	elkényeztet
to spring, to burst	fakad
to squander	eltékozol
to squat on one’s heel	guggol
to stab	ledöf
to stand	áll
to stand about	ácsorog
to start	rajtol
to stay	marad
to steal	lop
to step	lép
to stick	ragad
to stick; to occur	akad
to stop	abbahagy
to storm; to rage	tombol
to strike; to afflict	sújt
to stroke, to pet	simogat
to struggle; to fight (for/against)	küzd
to stumble	megbotlik
to stupefy	butít
to succeed	sikerül
to suck; to smoke (cigarattes)	szív
to suffer	szenved
to suffer torments	gyötrődik
to surpass	túlszárnyal
to sweat	izzad
to sweep	seper/söpör
to swim	úszik
to swing	ringat
to swing (int.)	lendül
to swing (int.)	ring
to swing sg	lendít
to tail skid	farol
to take a bath	fürdik
to take a walk	sétál
to take care of	törődik …-val, -vel
to take in (a paper); to run (the engine)	járat
to talk about	beszélget …-ról, -ről
to talk over; to come to an agreement	megbeszél
to talk; to warn	szól
to teach	tanít
to tear apart	szakít
to tear, to rip	tép
to tell a lie	hazudik
to tell, to narrate	mesél
to tell, to say	mond
to think	gondol
to think about	gondolkodik …-on, -en, -ön
to think sg too little	kevesell
to thread (needle)	fűz
to thrust; to be repulsive	taszít
to tickle	csiklandoz
to tidy up	takarít
to to blow sg up	robbant
to toast	pirít
to torment	gyötör
to torture	kínoz
to tow	vontat
to trade	kereskedik
to travel	utazik
to trust	megbízik
to try	próbál
to turn up the volume	felhangosít
to turn/switch off	lekapcsol
to turn/switch on	felkapcsol
to understand	ért
to value, to estimate	értékel
to visit	meglátogat
to walk, to take a walk	gyalogol
to walk; to be swhere	jár
to want	akar
to wash	mos
to watch TV	tévézik
to water, to irrigate	öntöz
to weave	fon
to weld (metal)	hegeszt
to win	győz
to wither	elhervad
to wonder at	csodálkozik …-on, -en, -ön
to work (on sg)	dolgozik (…-on, -en, -ön)
to write sg/about sg	ír …-t/…-ról, -ről
to yawn	ásít
to yelp	csahol
will be; to become	lesz

All right. We’ll be discussing verbs and tenses from now on. It is an extensive topic, so maybe I’ll come up with some other topic between present and past, conditional and imperative, and so on…

V E R B S

Verbs are words expressing action, occurrence, state of being.

The Hungarian word is: ige.

Characteristics of Hungarian verbs:

– Hungarian verbs are high or deep-vowel words. (or mixed which is finally high or deep)

– There are two tenses: present, past

– The future tense is paraphrased like in English, but more often it is simply expressed with present tense. Because of that, it is not really considered a different tense.

– There is only one present, one past and one future tense.

– There are three moods: indicative, imperative, present/past conditional

SUMMARY:

Indicative mood: present, past, future
Imperative mood: present
Conditional mood: present, past

– Hungarian verbs have a definite and indefinite conjugation system.

– Suffixes are attached to the verb in all numbers/persons, therefore it is unnecessary to use the personal pronouns unless for putting emphasis on the person.

– Verbs are transitive, intransitive, impersonal.

– The Hungarian infinitive form can be conjugated when teaming up with an impersonal verb.

-The Hungarian verbal nouns are: infinitive, present/past participle and future participle

I N F I N I T I V E – FŐNÉVI IGENÉV

English verbs can be put in the infinitive form like this:

to be, to dream

Hungarian verbs also have an infinitive form indicated by the suffix: -ni. Examples:

lenni (to be), álmodni (to dream), ülni (to sit), repülni (to fly), örülni (to be delighted), állni (to stand)

Verbs ending in two consonants take the infinitive with a link vowel. The link vowels are: a for deep, e for high. Examples:

hall > hallani (to hear)
ment > menteni (to save)
mond > mondani (to say)
gyűjt > gyűjteni (to collect)

It is important to mention that entries in a dictionary give Hungarian verbs in the 3rd PS indefinite conjugation form. Logically enough, since this form has no suffix to it, so it can be considered the basic form of the verb.

And there are only a few verbs with an irregular infinitive form. These are the so-called -nni verbs. You already know: lenni. Let’s the others.

menni (to go), jönni (to come), enni (to eat), inni (to drink)
tenni (to put), venni (to buy), hinni (to believe), vinni (to bring)

Next time I’ll explain the difference between definite and indefinite conjugation. Digest so much for now. 🙂

Bye.

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