beavat

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ avat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛɒvɒt]
• Hyphenation: be‧avat
• Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

beavat

1. (transitive) to inaugurate (to induct into office with a formal ceremony)

   Synonym: beiktat

2. (transitive) to let in on (on something: -ba/-be) (to disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information)

   Beavattak a titokba. ― They let me in on the secret.

3. (transitive, of clothing) to preshrink (to shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit)

Conjugation

conjugation of beavat

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.	beavatok	beavatsz	beavat	beavatunk	beavattok	beavatnak
		Def.	beavatom	beavatod	beavatja	beavatjuk	beavatjátok	beavatják
		2nd-p. o.	beavatlak	―
	Past	Indef.	beavattam	beavattál	beavatott	beavattunk	beavattatok	beavattak
		Def.	beavattam	beavattad	beavatta	beavattuk	beavattátok	beavatták
		2nd-p. o.	beavattalak	―
	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. be fog avatni.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	beavaték	beavatál	beavata	beavatánk	beavatátok	beavatának
		Def.	beavatám	beavatád	beavatá	beavatánk	beavatátok	beavaták
		2nd-p. o.	beavatálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. beavat vala, beavatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	beavatandok	beavatandasz	beavatand	beavatandunk	beavatandotok	beavatandanak
		Def.	beavatandom	beavatandod	beavatandja	beavatandjuk	beavatandjátok	beavatandják
		2nd-p. o.	beavatandalak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	beavatnék	beavatnál	beavatna	beavatnánk	beavatnátok	beavatnának
		Def.	beavatnám	beavatnád	beavatná	beavatnánk (or beavatnók)	beavatnátok	beavatnák
		2nd-p. o.	beavatnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. beavatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	beavassak	beavass or beavassál	beavasson	beavassunk	beavassatok	beavassanak
		Def.	beavassam	beavasd or beavassad	beavassa	beavassuk	beavassátok	beavassák
		2nd-p. o.	beavassalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. beavatott légyen
Infinitive	beavatni		beavatnom	beavatnod	beavatnia	beavatnunk	beavatnotok	beavatniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	beavatás		beavató	beavatott	beavatandó	beavatva (beavatván)		beavattat
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).
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem avat be or be is avat.

potential conjugation of beavat

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.	beavathatok	beavathatsz	beavathat	beavathatunk	beavathattok	beavathatnak
		Def.	beavathatom	beavathatod	beavathatja	beavathatjuk	beavathatjátok	beavathatják
		2nd-p. o.	beavathatlak	―
	Past	Indef.	beavathattam	beavathattál	beavathatott	beavathattunk	beavathattatok	beavathattak
		Def.	beavathattam	beavathattad	beavathatta	beavathattuk	beavathattátok	beavathatták
		2nd-p. o.	beavathattalak	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	beavathaték	beavathatál	beavathata	beavathatánk	beavathatátok	beavathatának
		Def.	beavathatám	beavathatád	beavathatá	beavathatánk	beavathatátok	beavathaták
		2nd-p. o.	beavathatálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. beavathat vala, beavathatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	beavathatandok or beavatandhatok	beavathatandasz or beavatandhatsz	beavathatand or beavatandhat	beavathatandunk or beavatandhatunk	beavathatandotok or beavatandhattok	beavathatandanak or beavatandhatnak
		Def.	beavathatandom or beavatandhatom	beavathatandod or beavatandhatod	beavathatandja or beavatandhatja	beavathatandjuk or beavatandhatjuk	beavathatandjátok or beavatandhatjátok	beavathatandják or beavatandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	beavathatandalak or beavatandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	beavathatnék	beavathatnál	beavathatna	beavathatnánk	beavathatnátok	beavathatnának
		Def.	beavathatnám	beavathatnád	beavathatná	beavathatnánk (or beavathatnók)	beavathatnátok	beavathatnák
		2nd-p. o.	beavathatnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. beavathatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	beavathassak	beavathass or beavathassál	beavathasson	beavathassunk	beavathassatok	beavathassanak
		Def.	beavathassam	beavathasd or beavathassad	beavathassa	beavathassuk	beavathassátok	beavathassák
		2nd-p. o.	beavathassalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. beavathatott légyen
Inf.	(beavathatni)		(beavathatnom)	(beavathatnod)	(beavathatnia)	(beavathatnunk)	(beavathatnotok)	(beavathatniuk)
Positive adjective			beavatható	Neg. adj.	beavathatatlan	Adv. part.	(beavathatva / beavathatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem avathat be or be is avathat.

Derived terms

• beavatás
• beavatott

 

Further reading

• beavat 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
• beavat in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)