elveszik

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlvɛsik]
  • Hyphenation: el‧ve‧szik
  • Rhymes: -ɛsik

Etymology 1

el- + veszik

Verb

elveszik

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of elvész.
    Ha nem teszed el a pénztárcád, könnyen elveszik.If you don't put your wallet away, it will get lost easily. [See the other etymology as well.]
Usage notes
  • This verb is a member of one of those (few) quasi-homonymous verb pairs that exist both with and without an -ik ending. All (intransitive) suffixed forms of these pairs are identical (sometimes they can even have derived forms that coincide), with the exception of their dictionary form (the third-person singular indicative present, with or without -ik). However, the meaning of these pairs is usually distinct, sometimes unrelated. Examples include (fel)áldoz(le)áldozik, bánbánik, (meg)bíz(meg)bízik, érérik, esz (rare)eszik, hajolhajlik, (felül)múl(el)múlik, (hozzá)nyúlnyúlik, (el)vesz(el)veszik~(el)vész, and törtörik (along with their verbal prefixes), hallhallik (archaic), érezérzik (archaic), sometimes with some difference: (el)hibázhibádzik, (le)torkoltorkollik. Therefore one may well need to check the context and the arguments to ascertain which member of the verb pair is relevant.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

elvesz + -ik (personal suffix)

Verb

elveszik

  1. third-person plural indicative present definite of elvesz
    Ha nem teszed el a pénztárcád, könnyen elveszik.If you don't put your wallet away, they will take it away easily. [See the other etymology as well.]
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