retteg

Hungarian

Etymology

From a sound-imitative root + -eg.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛtːɛɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ret‧teg
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Verb

retteg

  1. (intransitive) to dread (to fear greatly)
  2. (transitive, poetic) to be afraid of
    Nem rettegi a halált. ― He is not afraid of death.

Conjugation
conjugation of retteg
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


Indica­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. rettegek rettegsz retteg rettegünk rettegtek rettegnek
Def. rettegem retteged rettegi rettegjük rettegitek rettegik
2nd-p. o. retteglek ―
Past Indef. rettegtem rettegtél rettegett rettegtünk rettegtetek rettegtek
Def. rettegtem rettegted rettegte rettegtük rettegtétek rettegték
2nd-p. o. rettegtelek ―
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. rettegni fog.
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. rettegék rettegél rettege rettegénk rettegétek rettegének
Def. rettegém rettegéd rettegé rettegénk rettegétek rettegék
2nd-p. o. rettegélek ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. retteg vala, rettegett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. rettegendek rettegendesz rettegend rettegendünk rettegendetek rettegendenek
Def. rettegendem rettegended rettegendi rettegendjük rettegenditek rettegendik
2nd-p. o. rettegendelek ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. rettegnék rettegnél rettegne rettegnénk rettegnétek rettegnének
Def. rettegném rettegnéd rettegné rettegnénk
(or rettegnők)		 rettegnétek rettegnék
2nd-p. o. rettegnélek ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. rettegett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. rettegjek rettegj or
rettegjél		 rettegjen rettegjünk rettegjetek rettegjenek
Def. rettegjem rettegd or
rettegjed		 rettegje rettegjük rettegjétek rettegjék
2nd-p. o. rettegjelek ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. rettegett légyen
Infinitive rettegni rettegnem rettegned rettegnie rettegnünk rettegnetek rettegniük
Other
forms		 Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
rettegés rettegő rettegett rettegendő rettegve (rettegvén)
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 retteg
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
Indica­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. retteghetek retteghetsz retteghet retteghetünk retteghettek retteghetnek
Def. retteghetem rettegheted rettegheti retteghetjük retteghetitek retteghetik
2nd-p. o. retteghetlek ―
Past Indef. retteghettem retteghettél retteghetett retteghettünk retteghettetek retteghettek
Def. retteghettem retteghetted retteghette retteghettük retteghettétek retteghették
2nd-p. o. retteghettelek ―
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. rettegheték retteghetél retteghete rettegheténk retteghetétek retteghetének
Def. retteghetém retteghetéd rettegheté rettegheténk retteghetétek rettegheték
2nd-p. o. retteghetélek ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. retteghet vala, retteghetett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. retteghetendek
or rettegandhatok 		retteghetendesz
or rettegandhatsz		 retteghetend
or rettegandhat		 retteghetendünk
or rettegandhatunk		 retteghetendetek
or rettegandhattok		 retteghetendenek
or rettegandhatnak
Def. retteghetendem
or rettegandhatom		 retteghetended
or rettegandhatod		 retteghetendi
or rettegandhatja		 retteghetendjük
or rettegandhatjuk 		retteghetenditek
or rettegandhatjátok		 retteghetendik
or rettegandhatják
2nd-p. o. retteghetendelek
or rettegandhatlak		 ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. retteghetnék retteghetnél retteghetne retteghetnénk retteghetnétek retteghetnének
Def. retteghetném retteghetnéd retteghetné retteghetnénk
(or retteghetnők)		 retteghetnétek retteghetnék
2nd-p. o. retteghetnélek ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. retteghetett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. retteghessek retteghess or
retteghessél		 retteghessen retteghessünk retteghessetek retteghessenek
Def. retteghessem retteghesd or
retteghessed		 retteghesse retteghessük retteghessétek retteghessék
2nd-p. o. retteghesselek ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. retteghetett légyen
Inf. (retteghetni) (retteghetnem) (retteghetned) (retteghetnie) (retteghetnünk) (retteghetnetek) (retteghetniük)
Positive adjective retteghető Neg. adj. retteghetetlen Adv. part. (retteghetve / retteghetvén)

Derived terms
  • rettegés

References
  1. retteg in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading
  • retteg 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
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