-aszt

Hungarian

Etymology

From -sz (“frequentative suffix”) + -t (“causative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒst]

Suffix

-aszt

1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a transitive verb.

   múlik (“to pass”) → mulaszt (“to miss, i.e. to make or let sth pass”)

   lyuk (“hole”) → lyukaszt (“to punch a hole”)

Usage notes

• (causative suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -aszt is added to back vowel words

  -eszt is added to unrounded front vowel words

  -öszt is added to rounded front vowel words

• Many stems that use -aszt also use the frequentative intransitive suffix -ad:

  akaszt (“to hang something”) → akad (“to get stuck, get hung”)

  horpaszt (“to make a dent”) → horpad (“to get dented”)

  olvaszt (“to melt something”) → olvad (“to melt”)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -aszt

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes