vét
Hungarian
Etymology
Of unknown origin.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
vét
- (intransitive) to wrong someone, to do wrong to someone (-nak/-nek, ellen)
- Synonyms: árt, megkárosít, megsért
- Mit vétettem ellene? ― What have I done to him?
- Mit vétettek magának? ― What have they done to you? (formal)
- (intransitive) to transgress, violate, infringe a rule (ellen)
- (intransitive) to sin (against someone or something: ellen)
- (intransitive) to err, to make a mistake
Usage notes
Traditionally the phrase to express ’make a mistake’ includes the verb ejt or elkövet (i.e., hibát ejt, hibát követ el) or simply hibázik. However, sometimes the above meaning of vét (’to err’) is combined with the meaning of ’mistake’, creating the redundant form hibát vét, which is proscribed, as it would literally mean approximately “to miss a mistake” (this meaning is still present in elvét, ’to miss’).[2]
Conjugation
conjugation of vét
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. | vétek | vétesz | vét | vétünk | vétetek | vétenek | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | vétettem | vétettél | vétett | vétettünk | vétettetek | vétettek | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
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. véteni fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | véték | vétél | véte | véténk | vététek | vétének | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. vét vala, vétett vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | vétendek | vétendesz | vétend | vétendünk | vétendetek | vétendenek | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | vétenék | vétenél | vétene | vétenénk | vétenétek | vétenének | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. vétett volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | vétsek | véts or vétsél |
vétsen | vétsünk | vétsetek | vétsenek | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. vétett légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | véteni | vétenem | vétened | vétenie | vétenünk | vétenetek | véteniük | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
vétés | vétő | vétett | ― | vétve (vétvén) | |||||
potential conjugation of vét
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. | véthetek | véthetsz | véthet | véthetünk | véthettek | véthetnek | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | véthettem | véthettél | véthetett | véthettünk | véthettetek | véthettek | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | vétheték | véthetél | véthete | vétheténk | véthetétek | véthetének | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. véthet vala, véthetett vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | véthetendek or vétandhatok |
véthetendesz or vétandhatsz |
véthetend or vétandhat |
véthetendünk or vétandhatunk |
véthetendetek or vétandhattok |
véthetendenek or vétandhatnak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | véthetnék | véthetnél | véthetne | véthetnénk | véthetnétek | véthetnének | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. véthetett volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | véthessek | véthess or véthessél |
véthessen | véthessünk | véthessetek | véthessenek | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. véthetett légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (véthetni) | (véthetnem) | (véthetned) | (véthetnie) | (véthetnünk) | (véthetnetek) | (véthetniük) | ||
Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (véthetve / véthetvén) | ||||
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
References
- ^ vét 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.)
- ^ Hibát vét (1), Hibát vét (2)
Further reading
- vét 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
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare quét.
Verb
- (colloquial) to dredge, to cleanse the bottom
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
vét
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