-esz

See also: ész and -ész

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛs]

Suffix

-esz

  1. (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
    fest (to paint) + -eszfestesz (you paint, you are painting)
  2. (nominal-forming suffix) Forms nouns and adjectives from verb or nouns.
    eresz (eaves)
  3. (diminutive suffix, slang) Forms diminutives.
    kollégium (dormitory) + -eszkolesz
    pulóver (pullover) + -eszpulesz
    Károly (Charles) + -eszKaresz
    vagány (cool) + -eszvagesz
  4. (music) flat (), lowered by one semitone (e.g. desz, esz, gesz)
    Antonym: (for sharp (♯) notes) -isz

Usage notes

  • (personal suffix) Variants:
    -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below
    vár (to wait)vársz (you wait, you are waiting)
    -asz added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
    hall (to hear)hallasz (you hear, you are hearing)
    tanít (to teach)tanítasz (you teach, you are teaching)
    Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
    dönt (to decide)döntesz (you decide, you are deciding)
    segít (to help)segítesz (you help, you are helping)
    -ol added to back-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
    olvas (to read)olvasol (you read, you are reading)
    -el added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
    vesz (to buy)veszel (you buy, you are buying)
    -öl added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz
    főz (to cook)főzöl (you cook, you are cooking)
  • (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:
    -asz added to back vowel words
    Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) added to front vowel words
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