Hungarian

Suffix

-asz

1. (personal suffix) Used to form the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

   fogyaszt ‎(“to consume”) → fogyasztasz ‎(“you consume, you are consuming”)

2. (nominal suffix) Used to form nouns and adjectives from verb or nouns.

   válik ‎(“to become”) → válasz ‎(“answer, reply”)

   kopik ‎(“to get thin from wear”) → kopasz ‎(“bald”)

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”)

  -esz 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 suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -asz added to back vowel words

  -esz added to front vowel words

Derived terms

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes