Hungarian

Suffix

-aszt

1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a transitive verb.

   múlik ‎(“to pass”) → mulaszt ‎(“to miss”)

   lyuk ‎(“hole”) → lyukaszt ‎(“to punch a hole”)

Usage notes

• (causative suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -aszt is added to back vowel words

  -eszt is added to unrounded front vowel words

  -öszt is added to rounded front vowel words

• Many stems that use -aszt, also use the frequentative intransitive suffix -ad:

  akaszt ‎(“to hang something”) → akad ‎(“to get stuck, get hung”)

  horpaszt ‎(“to make a dent”) → horpad ‎(“to get dented”)

  olvaszt ‎(“to melt something”) → olvad ‎(“to melt”)

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes