alapoz

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1832. From alap (“base”) +‎ -oz (verb-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɒlɒpoz]
Hyphenation: ala‧poz
Rhymes: -oz

Verb

alapoz

(transitive) to lay the foundation of (a building)
(transitive) to base on, build upon (to establish a basis for something: -ra/-re)
Mire alapoztad a döntésedet? ― What was your decision based on?
(transitive) to prime (to apply the first coat of primer paint)
(intransitive, sports) to train (to do the groundwork and train according to plan before the competition season)

Conjugation

conjugation of alapoz

Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
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
Indicative mood	Present	Indef.	alapozok	alapozol	alapoz	alapozunk	alapoztok	alapoznak
		Def.	alapozom	alapozod	alapozza	alapozzuk	alapozzátok	alapozzák
		2nd-p. o.	alapozlak	―
	Past	Indef.	alapoztam	alapoztál	alapozott	alapoztunk	alapoztatok	alapoztak
		Def.	alapoztam	alapoztad	alapozta	alapoztuk	alapoztátok	alapozták
		2nd-p. o.	alapoztalak	―
	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. alapozni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	alapozék	alapozál	alapoza	alapozánk	alapozátok	alapozának
		Def.	alapozám	alapozád	alapozá	alapozánk	alapozátok	alapozák
		2nd-p. o.	alapozálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. alapoz vala, alapozott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	alapozandok	alapozandasz	alapozand	alapozandunk	alapozandotok	alapozandanak
		Def.	alapozandom	alapozandod	alapozandja	alapozandjuk	alapozandjátok	alapozandják
		2nd-p. o.	alapozandalak	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	alapoznék	alapoznál	alapozna	alapoznánk	alapoznátok	alapoznának
		Def.	alapoznám	alapoznád	alapozná	alapoznánk (or alapoznók)	alapoznátok	alapoznák
		2nd-p. o.	alapoználak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alapozott volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	alapozzak	alapozz or alapozzál	alapozzon	alapozzunk	alapozzatok	alapozzanak
		Def.	alapozzam	alapozd or alapozzad	alapozza	alapozzuk	alapozzátok	alapozzák
		2nd-p. o.	alapozzalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. alapozott légyen
Infinitive	alapozni		alapoznom	alapoznod	alapoznia	alapoznunk	alapoznotok	alapozniuk
Other forms	alapozás		alapozó	alapozott	alapozandó	alapozva (alapozván)
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 alapoz

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
Indicative mood	Present	Indef.	alapozhatok	alapozhatsz	alapozhat	alapozhatunk	alapozhattok	alapozhatnak
		Def.	alapozhatom	alapozhatod	alapozhatja	alapozhatjuk	alapozhatjátok	alapozhatják
		2nd-p. o.	alapozhatlak	―
	Past	Indef.	alapozhattam	alapozhattál	alapozhatott	alapozhattunk	alapozhattatok	alapozhattak
		Def.	alapozhattam	alapozhattad	alapozhatta	alapozhattuk	alapozhattátok	alapozhatták
		2nd-p. o.	alapozhattalak	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	alapozhaték	alapozhatál	alapozhata	alapozhatánk	alapozhatátok	alapozhatának
		Def.	alapozhatám	alapozhatád	alapozhatá	alapozhatánk	alapozhatátok	alapozhaták
		2nd-p. o.	alapozhatálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. alapozhat vala, alapozhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	alapozhatandok or alapozandhatok	alapozhatandasz or alapozandhatsz	alapozhatand or alapozandhat	alapozhatandunk or alapozandhatunk	alapozhatandotok or alapozandhattok	alapozhatandanak or alapozandhatnak
		Def.	alapozhatandom or alapozandhatom	alapozhatandod or alapozandhatod	alapozhatandja or alapozandhatja	alapozhatandjuk or alapozandhatjuk	alapozhatandjátok or alapozandhatjátok	alapozhatandják or alapozandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	alapozhatandalak or alapozandhatlak	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	alapozhatnék	alapozhatnál	alapozhatna	alapozhatnánk	alapozhatnátok	alapozhatnának
		Def.	alapozhatnám	alapozhatnád	alapozhatná	alapozhatnánk (or alapozhatnók)	alapozhatnátok	alapozhatnák
		2nd-p. o.	alapozhatnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alapozhatott volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	alapozhassak	alapozhass or alapozhassál	alapozhasson	alapozhassunk	alapozhassatok	alapozhassanak
		Def.	alapozhassam	alapozhasd or alapozhassad	alapozhassa	alapozhassuk	alapozhassátok	alapozhassák
		2nd-p. o.	alapozhassalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. alapozhatott légyen
Inf.	(alapozhatni)		(alapozhatnom)	(alapozhatnod)	(alapozhatnia)	(alapozhatnunk)	(alapozhatnotok)	(alapozhatniuk)
Positive adjective			alapozható	Neg. adj.	alapozhatatlan	Adv. part.	(alapozhatva / alapozhatván)

Derived terms

alapozás

(With verbal prefixes):

megalapoz

References

alapoz in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN