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Igeragozás - Conjugation of Verbs

Present Tense

The following table shows the suffixes in both definite and indefinite conjugation in present tense. For examples see the list of 100 common verbs . You chose the appropriate suffix from the variety of options offered most cases based on the vowel harmony. However, there are many exceptions and some additional rules to consider, so I recommend to check it for the individual verb you intend to use.


  Indefinite Definite
  Singular Plural Singular Plural
First -ok, -ek, -ök -unk, -ünk -om, -em, -öm --Δuk, --Δük,
-juk, -jük
Second sz, -asz, -esz,
-ol, -el, -öl
-tok, -tek, -tök,
-otok, -etek, -ötök
-od, -ed, -öd -játok, -itek, -Δátok
Third ---- -nak, -nek
-anak, enek
-ja, -i, --Δa -ják, -ik, --Δák



Past Tense

The past tense suffix is a 3-form suffix: -ott, -ett, -ött, but sometimes just a -t or -tt. I will use the word "PAST" for the appropriate past tense suffix in the chart below. However, it is just a -t in most cases.
Examples for this ending: rak - rakott, kezd - kezdett, főz - főzött, emel - emelt. Please note, that these are singiular, third person indefinite forms. There are a great number of exceptions as well, I will mention them later. The person/number suffix always follows the "PAST":



  Indefinite Definite
  Singular Plural Singular Plural
First PAST + -am, -em PAST + -unk, -ünk PAST + -am, -em PAST + -uk, -ük,
Second PAST + -ál, -él
PAST + -atok, -etek, PAST + -ad, -ed PAST + -átok, -étek
Third PAST PAST + -ak, -ek PAST + -a, -e PAST + -ák, -ék


The first person singular suffix is the same in the definite and indefinite conjugations.
This may seem a little complicated, so I give two examples in each form in the table below. The eamples are the verbs "mos" and " néz"

  Indefinite Definite
  Singular Plural Singular Plural
First mostam, néztem mostunk, néztünk mostam, néztem mostuk, néztük,
Second mostál, néztélél
mostatok, néztetek, mostad, nézted mostátok, néztétek
Third mosott, nézett mostak, néztek mosta, nézte mosták, nézték