Hungarian Verb Conjugation Practice
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The verb "van" (to be) is omitted in present tense with 3rd person + adjective: "Ő szép" (She is beautiful) — no verb needed.
All 113 Hungarian verbs
- ajánlani — to recommend; to offer
- aludni — to sleep
- beszél — to speak; to talk
- beszélni — to speak; to talk
- bevásárol — to do the shopping, to buy groceries
- bevásárolni — to do the shopping
- csinál — to do; to make
- dolgozni — to work
- enni — to eat
- esik — to fall
- eszik — to eat
- fejleszt — to develop
- fejlődik — to develop, grow, evolve
- felel — to answer, to reply
- felfedez — to discover
- felhív — to call up; to phone
- figyel — to watch, to pay attention, to observe
- fizet — to pay
- fizetni — to pay
- futni — to run
- főzni — to cook
- gondol — to think; to suppose
- gondolkodik — to think
- használ — to use
- hívni — to call (phone) / to invite
- inni — to drink
- játszani — to play
- kell — must, be necessary
- keres — seek, look for
- kezdeményez — to initiate, to start, to propose
- kér — to ask, request
- kérdez — to ask
- kérdezni — to ask
- kérlek — I ask you; please
- kérni — to ask; to request
- kérni — to ask / to request
- kérni — to ask (for), to request
- késik — to be late
- késni — to be late
- késni — to be late
- kóstol — to taste
- kölcsönöz — borrow, lend
- kölcsönözni — to lend; to loan
- köszönni — to thank
- lehet — to be possible; may
- látni — to see
- megbeszél — discuss, arrange
- megbeszélni — to discuss; to arrange; to agree on
- megbíz — to entrust; to commission; to trust
- meghív — to invite
- megjelenik — to appear
- megold — solve, resolve
- megtakarít — to save; to economize
- megállni — to stop, to stand still
- megérkezik — to arrive
- megérteni — to understand
- melegszik — to get warm, to warm up
- menni — to go
- mosolyog — to smile
- mutat — to show
- nyit — to open
- nyitni — to open
- nézni — to look; to watch
- olvas — to read
- olvasni — to read
- pihen — to rest
- pihenni — to rest
- rendel — to order, prescribe, arrange
- rendelkezik — to have; to possess; to be endowed with
- rendelni — to order (place an order)
- rendez — to arrange, to organize
- rohant — run, rush
- sajnálom — to be sorry; to regret
- segít — help, assist
- segíteni — to help
- sietni — to hurry
- szerel — assemble, install, fix
- szeret — to love / to like
- szeretni — to love; to like
- szeretni — to love; to like
- sétál — to walk
- sétálni — to walk, to stroll
- takarítani — to clean
- talál — to find
- találkozik — to meet, to meet up
- találkozni — to meet (each other); to meet up
- tanul — to learn
- tanulni — to learn, to study
- tart — to hold; to contain
- tartozik — to belong; to be in debt
- telefonál — to phone, to call
- telefonálni — to telephone; to call (on the phone)
- tetszik — to please; to be liked (by someone)
- tud — know, be able to
- tudni — to know
- tárgyal — to negotiate; to discuss
- tölt — spend time, fill
- töröl — erase, delete, wipe
- törölni — erase, delete, wipe
- tűnik — to seem, to appear
- tűr — to endure, to tolerate
- utazik — to travel
- van — to be / there is
- venni — to take; to buy
- visszaad — to give back, to return
- vár — to wait; to expect
- várni — to wait
- vásárol — to buy, to purchase
- vásárolni — to buy
- érteni — to understand
- örül — to be glad, to rejoice
- üdvözöl — to greet, to welcome
- ütközni — to collide; to run into; to hit against
About Hungarian Conjugation
Hungarian Verb Conjugation
Hungarian verbs feature a system unique in Europe: two complete sets of conjugation — definite and indefinite — determined by the grammatical properties of the direct object. If the object is definite (specific), you use one set of endings; if indefinite (or absent), you use another.
Vowel Harmony: Hungarian is an agglutinative language where suffixes must harmonize with the vowel quality of the verb stem. Front-vowel stems take front-vowel suffixes (e, ö, ü), and back-vowel stems take back-vowel suffixes (a, o, u). This affects every conjugated form.
No Gender, Rich Person: Hungarian verbs never change for gender, but they have a rich person-marking system. The definite conjugation even has a special first-person-singular form (the "-lak/-lek" form) used specifically when "I" acts on "you."