Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

vigyáz +‎ -j

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈviɟaːzː]
  • Hyphenation: vi‧gyázz
  • Rhymes: -aːzː

Verb edit

vigyázz

  1. (informal) second-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of vigyáz (be careful, watch out)

Usage notes edit

The formal variant is vigyázzon. To address several people, the informal way is vigyázzatok and the formal way is vigyázzanak.

Interjection edit

vigyázz

  1. be careful, look out, watch out, tread lightly (used to warn someone to proceed with caution)
  2. (military) attention! (used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position)
    Synonym: (dated) hapták
    Antonym: pihenj

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • vigyázz 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