-zik
See also: zik
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Suffix
-zik
- (verb-forming suffix) Appended to a noun to form a verb.
- zongora (“piano”) → zongorázik (“to play the piano”)
Usage notes
- (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
- -zik is generally added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -azik is added to some back-vowel words
- -ázik is added only to a couple of words
- csónak (“boat”) + -ázik → csónakázik (“to boat, go boating”)
- -ozik is added to most back-vowel words
- -ezik is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words
- -özik is added to most rounded front-vowel words
- The following subvariants can be found only in a few verbs. They usually freely alternate with the above main variants, although some of the verbs developed a difference in meaning. E.g. hibázik (“to make a mistake”) vs. hibádzik (“to be amiss <denoting something faulty or missing>”)
- Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -l/-ol/-al/-el/-öl/-ál.