leplez
Hungarian
Etymology
From lepel (“wrap”) + -ez (verb-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Verb
leplez
- (transitive) to hide, conceal, disguise, mask, cover up (to hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret)
- Synonyms: takargat, palástol, kendőz, álcáz, fedez, véka alá rejt, titokban tart
- Nem tudtam leplezni a meglepetésemet. ― I couldn't conceal my surprise.
- (transitive, military) to camouflage (to hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks)
- Synonym: álcáz
Conjugation
conjugation of leplez
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 | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | leplezek | leplezel | leplez | leplezünk | lepleztek | lepleznek | |
Def. | leplezem | leplezed | leplezi | leplezzük | leplezitek | leplezik | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezlek | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | lepleztem | lepleztél | leplezett | lepleztünk | lepleztetek | lepleztek | ||
Def. | lepleztem | leplezted | leplezte | lepleztük | lepleztétek | leplezték | |||
2nd-p. o. | lepleztelek | ― | |||||||
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. leplezni fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | leplezék | leplezél | lepleze | leplezénk | leplezétek | leplezének | ||
Def. | leplezém | leplezéd | leplezé | leplezénk | leplezétek | leplezék | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezélek | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. leplez vala, leplezett vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | leplezendek | leplezendesz | leplezend | leplezendünk | leplezendetek | leplezendenek | ||
Def. | leplezendem | leplezended | leplezendi | leplezendjük | leplezenditek | leplezendik | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezendelek | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | lepleznék | lepleznél | leplezne | lepleznénk | lepleznétek | lepleznének | |
Def. | leplezném | lepleznéd | leplezné | lepleznénk (or lepleznők) |
lepleznétek | lepleznék | |||
2nd-p. o. | lepleznélek | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. leplezett volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | leplezzek | leplezz or leplezzél |
leplezzen | leplezzünk | leplezzetek | leplezzenek | |
Def. | leplezzem | leplezd or leplezzed |
leplezze | leplezzük | leplezzétek | leplezzék | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezzelek | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. leplezett légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | leplezni | lepleznem | leplezned | lepleznie | lepleznünk | lepleznetek | leplezniük | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
leplezés | leplező | leplezett | leplezendő | leplezve (leplezvén) | |||||
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). | |||||||||
potential conjugation of leplez
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 | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | leplezhetek | leplezhetsz | leplezhet | leplezhetünk | leplezhettek | leplezhetnek | |
Def. | leplezhetem | leplezheted | leplezheti | leplezhetjük | leplezhetitek | leplezhetik | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezhetlek | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | leplezhettem | leplezhettél | leplezhetett | leplezhettünk | leplezhettetek | leplezhettek | ||
Def. | leplezhettem | leplezhetted | leplezhette | leplezhettük | leplezhettétek | leplezhették | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezhettelek | ― | |||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | leplezheték | leplezhetél | leplezhete | leplezheténk | leplezhetétek | leplezhetének | ||
Def. | leplezhetém | leplezhetéd | leplezheté | leplezheténk | leplezhetétek | leplezheték | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezhetélek | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. leplezhet vala, leplezhetett vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | leplezhetendek or leplezandhatok |
leplezhetendesz or leplezandhatsz |
leplezhetend or leplezandhat |
leplezhetendünk or leplezandhatunk |
leplezhetendetek or leplezandhattok |
leplezhetendenek or leplezandhatnak | ||
Def. | leplezhetendem or leplezandhatom |
leplezhetended or leplezandhatod |
leplezhetendi or leplezandhatja |
leplezhetendjük or leplezandhatjuk |
leplezhetenditek or leplezandhatjátok |
leplezhetendik or leplezandhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezhetendelek or leplezandhatlak |
― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | leplezhetnék | leplezhetnél | leplezhetne | leplezhetnénk | leplezhetnétek | leplezhetnének | |
Def. | leplezhetném | leplezhetnéd | leplezhetné | leplezhetnénk (or leplezhetnők) |
leplezhetnétek | leplezhetnék | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezhetnélek | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. leplezhetett volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | leplezhessek | leplezhess or leplezhessél |
leplezhessen | leplezhessünk | leplezhessetek | leplezhessenek | |
Def. | leplezhessem | leplezhesd or leplezhessed |
leplezhesse | leplezhessük | leplezhessétek | leplezhessék | |||
2nd-p. o. | leplezhesselek | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. leplezhetett légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (leplezhetni) | (leplezhetnem) | (leplezhetned) | (leplezhetnie) | (leplezhetnünk) | (leplezhetnetek) | (leplezhetniük) | ||
Positive adjective | leplezhető | Neg. adj. | leplezhetetlen | Adv. part. | (leplezhetve / leplezhetvén) | ||||
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
References
- ^ leplez in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
- leplez in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN