-gy

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟ]

Suffix

-gy

1. (personal suffix) Allomorph of -j, the subjunctive/imperative suffix in verbs.

Usage notes

• (subjunctive/imperative suffix) Allomorphs are listed below. For verbs ending in -ik, remove the -ik to determine the correct case.

  -j used in all subjunctive forms not mentioned below

  ír (“to write”) → írj! (“write!”)

  -gy used in the verbs eszik, iszik, lesz, tesz, vesz, visz

  eszik (“to eat”) → egyél! (“eat!”)

  -ggy used only in the verb hisz

  hisz (“to believe”) → higgyél! (“believe!”)

  -jj used only in the verb jön

  jön (“to come”) → jöjj! (“come!”), an archaic/literary variant of the irregular (suppletive) form gyere (“come!”)

  -s used in verbs ending in -t and -s, compare yod coalescence

  tanít (“to teach”) → taníts! (“teach!”)

  újjászületik (“to be born again”) → szüless újjá! (“be born again!”)

  keres (“to seek”) → keress! (“seek!”)

  késik (“to be late”) → ne késs! (“don't be late!”)

  -z used in verbs ending in -z

  hoz (“to bring”) → hozz valamit! (“bring something!”)

  dohányzik (“to smoke”) → ne dohányozz! (“don't smoke!”)

  -∅ denotes the covert subjunctive suffix -j in the short form of second-person singular definite forms

  vár (“to wait”) → várd (vár-∅-d)! (“wait for him/her/it!”)