Hungarian

Suffix

-vá

1. (case suffix) Used to form the translative case. It indicates a change in state with the general sense of "becoming X" or "change to X".

   só ‎(“salt”) → Lót felesége sóvá változott. - Lot's wife turned into salt.

   fiú ‎(“boy, son”) → fiává fogad - adopt as one's son

Usage notes

• (case suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -vá is added to back vowel nouns. Final -a changes to -á-.

  kutya ‎(“dog”) → A varázsgyűrű kutyává változtatja az embert. - The enchanted ring transforms people into dogs.

  -vé is added to front vowel nouns. Final -e changes to -é-.

  medve ‎(“bear”) → Héra medvévé változtatta Kallisztót. - Hera transformed Callisto into a bear.

• When it is added to a word ending in a consonant, the v assimilates with the final consonant, and the final consonant becomes long:

  bolond ‎(“fool”) + -vá → Bolonddá tett engem. - He made a fool out of me.

  hűvös ‎(“cold”) + -vé → Az idő hűvössé vált. - The weather turned to cold.

See also

• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes