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	indicative	present	indef.	alapozok	alapozol	alapoz	alapozunk	alapoztok	alapoznak
			def.	alapozom	alapozod	alapozza	alapozzuk	alapozzátok	alapozzák
			2nd obj	alapozlak
		past	indef.	alapoztam	alapoztál	alapozott	alapoztunk	alapoztatok	alapoztak
			def.	alapoztam	alapoztad	alapozta	alapoztuk	alapoztátok	alapozták
			2nd obj	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 preterite		indef.	alapozék	alapozál	alapoza	alapozánk	alapozátok	alapozának
		def.	alapozám	alapozád	alapozá	alapozánk	alapozátok	alapozák
		2nd obj	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 obj	alapozandalak

conditional		present	indef.	alapoznék	alapoznál	alapozna	alapoznánk	alapoznátok	alapoznának
	def.		alapoznám	alapoznád	alapozná	alapoznánk (or alapoznók)	alapoznátok	alapoznák
	2nd obj		alapoználak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alapozott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	alapozzak	alapozz or alapozzál	alapozzon	alapozzunk	alapozzatok	alapozzanak
			def.	alapozzam	alapozd or alapozzad	alapozza	alapozzuk	alapozzátok	alapozzák
			2nd obj	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*
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
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	indicative	present	indef.	alapozhatok	alapozhatsz	alapozhat	alapozhatunk	alapozhattok	alapozhatnak
			def.	alapozhatom	alapozhatod	alapozhatja	alapozhatjuk	alapozhatjátok	alapozhatják
			2nd obj	alapozhatlak
		past	indef.	alapozhattam	alapozhattál	alapozhatott	alapozhattunk	alapozhattatok	alapozhattak
			def.	alapozhattam	alapozhattad	alapozhatta	alapozhattuk	alapozhattátok	alapozhatták
			2nd obj	alapozhattalak
archaic preterite		indef.	alapozhaték	alapozhatál	alapozhata	alapozhatánk	alapozhatátok	alapozhatának
		def.	alapozhatám	alapozhatád	alapozhatá	alapozhatánk	alapozhatátok	alapozhaták
		2nd obj	alapozhatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), 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 obj	alapozhatandalak or alapozandhatlak

conditional		present	indef.	alapozhatnék	alapozhatnál	alapozhatna	alapozhatnánk	alapozhatnátok	alapozhatnának
	def.		alapozhatnám	alapozhatnád	alapozhatná	alapozhatnánk (or alapozhatnók)	alapozhatnátok	alapozhatnák
	2nd obj		alapozhatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alapozhatott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	alapozhassak	alapozhass or alapozhassál	alapozhasson	alapozhassunk	alapozhassatok	alapozhassanak
			def.	alapozhassam	alapozhasd or alapozhassad	alapozhassa	alapozhassuk	alapozhassátok	alapozhassák
			2nd obj	alapozhassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. alapozhatott légyen

infinitive		(alapozhatni)		(alapozhatnom)	(alapozhatnod)	(alapozhatnia)	(alapozhatnunk)	(alapozhatnotok)	(alapozhatniuk)
other forms	alapozható			alapozhatatlan		(alapozhatva / alapozhatván)

Derived terms

alapozás

(With verbal prefixes):

megalapoz

References

^ alapoz in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN