ajz
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Hungarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
ajz
- (transitive, archery) to draw (to pull back the bowstring and its arrow in preparation for shooting)
- (transitive) to stimulate, excite, suspend (to create a state or excitement or suspension)
- (transitive) to turn on (sexually)
Usage notes
The verb ajz without the perfective prefix fel- usually refers to a gradual process in the sense of the verb. With the perfective prefix, felajz indicates that the process is (was, will be) completed and a final state is achieved.
Conjugation
conjugation of ajz
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 | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | ajzok | ajzol | ajz | ajzunk | ajzotok | ajzanak | |
Def. | ajzom | ajzod | ajzza | ajzzuk | ajzzátok | ajzzák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzalak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | ajzottam | ajzottál | ajzott | ajzottunk | ajzottatok | ajzottak | ||
Def. | ajzottam | ajzottad | ajzotta | ajzottuk | ajzottátok | ajzották | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzottalak | ― | |||||||
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. ajzani fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | ajzék | ajzál | ajza | ajzánk | ajzátok | ajzának | ||
Def. | ajzám | ajzád | ajzá | ajzánk | ajzátok | ajzák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ajz vala, ajzott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | ajzandok | ajzandasz | ajzand | ajzandunk | ajzandotok | ajzandanak | ||
Def. | ajzandom | ajzandod | ajzandja | ajzandjuk | ajzandjátok | ajzandják | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzandalak | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | ajzanék | ajzanál | ajzana | ajzanánk | ajzanátok | ajzanának | |
Def. | ajzanám | ajzanád | ajzaná | ajzanánk (or ajzanók) |
ajzanátok | ajzanák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzanálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ajzott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | ajzzak | ajzz or ajzzál |
ajzzon | ajzzunk | ajzzatok | ajzzanak | |
Def. | ajzzam | ajzd or ajzzad |
ajzza | ajzzuk | ajzzátok | ajzzák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzzalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ajzott légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | ajzani | ajzanom | ajzanod | ajzania | ajzanunk | ajzanotok | ajzaniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
ajzás | ajzó | ajzott | ajzandó | ajzva (ajzván) | |||||
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 ajz
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 | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | ajzhatok | ajzhatsz | ajzhat | ajzhatunk | ajzhattok | ajzhatnak | |
Def. | ajzhatom | ajzhatod | ajzhatja | ajzhatjuk | ajzhatjátok | ajzhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzhatlak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | ajzhattam | ajzhattál | ajzhatott | ajzhattunk | ajzhattatok | ajzhattak | ||
Def. | ajzhattam | ajzhattad | ajzhatta | ajzhattuk | ajzhattátok | ajzhatták | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzhattalak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | ajzhaték | ajzhatál | ajzhata | ajzhatánk | ajzhatátok | ajzhatának | ||
Def. | ajzhatám | ajzhatád | ajzhatá | ajzhatánk | ajzhatátok | ajzhaták | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzhatálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. ajzhat vala, ajzhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | ajzhatandok or ajzandhatok |
ajzhatandasz or ajzandhatsz |
ajzhatand or ajzandhat |
ajzhatandunk or ajzandhatunk |
ajzhatandotok or ajzandhattok |
ajzhatandanak or ajzandhatnak | ||
Def. | ajzhatandom or ajzandhatom |
ajzhatandod or ajzandhatod |
ajzhatandja or ajzandhatja |
ajzhatandjuk or ajzandhatjuk |
ajzhatandjátok or ajzandhatjátok |
ajzhatandják or ajzandhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzhatandalak or ajzandhatlak |
― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | ajzhatnék | ajzhatnál | ajzhatna | ajzhatnánk | ajzhatnátok | ajzhatnának | |
Def. | ajzhatnám | ajzhatnád | ajzhatná | ajzhatnánk (or ajzhatnók) |
ajzhatnátok | ajzhatnák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzhatnálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ajzhatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | ajzhassak | ajzhass or ajzhassál |
ajzhasson | ajzhassunk | ajzhassatok | ajzhassanak | |
Def. | ajzhassam | ajzhasd or ajzhassad |
ajzhassa | ajzhassuk | ajzhassátok | ajzhassák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ajzhassalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ajzhatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (ajzhatni) | (ajzhatnom) | (ajzhatnod) | (ajzhatnia) | (ajzhatnunk) | (ajzhatnotok) | (ajzhatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | ajzható | Neg. adj. | ajzhatatlan | Adv. part. | (ajzhatva / ajzhatván) | ||||
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
Further reading
- felajz in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- ajz in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).