altat

See also: áltat and ältat

Hungarian

Etymology

alszik (to sleep) +‎ -tat (to make someone do something, causative suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒltɒt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧tat
  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

altat

  1. (transitive) causative of alszik: to make someone fall asleep, lull to sleep
  2. (transitive, medicine) to place someone under general anesthesia

Conjugation

Conjugation of altat
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. altatok altatsz altat altatunk altattok altatnak
def. altatom altatod altatja altatjuk altatjátok altatják
2nd obj altatlak
past indef. altattam altattál altatott altattunk altattatok altattak
def. altattam altattad altatta altattuk altattátok altatták
2nd obj altattalak
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. altatni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. altaték altatál altata altatánk altatátok altatának
def. altatám altatád altatá altatánk altatátok altaták
2nd obj altatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. altat vala, altatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. altatandok altatandasz altatand altatandunk altatandotok altatandanak
def. altatandom altatandod altatandja altatandjuk altatandjátok altatandják
2nd obj altatandalak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. altatnék altatnál altatna altatnánk altatnátok altatnának
def. altatnám altatnád altatná altatnánk
(or altatnók)
altatnátok altatnák
2nd obj altatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. altatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. altassak altass or
altassál
altasson altassunk altassatok altassanak
def. altassam altasd or
altassad
altassa altassuk altassátok altassák
2nd obj altassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. altatott légyen
infinitive altatni altatnom altatnod altatnia altatnunk altatnotok altatniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
altatás altató altatott altatandó altatva (altatván)
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 altat
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. altathatok altathatsz altathat altathatunk altathattok altathatnak
def. altathatom altathatod altathatja altathatjuk altathatjátok altathatják
2nd obj altathatlak
past indef. altathattam altathattál altathatott altathattunk altathattatok altathattak
def. altathattam altathattad altathatta altathattuk altathattátok altathatták
2nd obj altathattalak
archaic
preterite
indef. altathaték altathatál altathata altathatánk altathatátok altathatának
def. altathatám altathatád altathatá altathatánk altathatátok altathaták
2nd obj altathatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. altathat vala, altathatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. altathatandok
or altatandhatok
altathatandasz
or altatandhatsz
altathatand
or altatandhat
altathatandunk
or altatandhatunk
altathatandotok
or altatandhattok
altathatandanak
or altatandhatnak
def. altathatandom
or altatandhatom
altathatandod
or altatandhatod
altathatandja
or altatandhatja
altathatandjuk
or altatandhatjuk
altathatandjátok
or altatandhatjátok
altathatandják
or altatandhatják
2nd obj altathatandalak
or altatandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. altathatnék altathatnál altathatna altathatnánk altathatnátok altathatnának
def. altathatnám altathatnád altathatná altathatnánk
(or altathatnók)
altathatnátok altathatnák
2nd obj altathatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. altathatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. altathassak altathass or
altathassál
altathasson altathassunk altathassatok altathassanak
def. altathassam altathasd or
altathassad
altathassa altathassuk altathassátok altathassák
2nd obj altathassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. altathatott légyen
infinitive (altathatni) (altathatnom) (altathatnod) (altathatnia) (altathatnunk) (altathatnotok) (altathatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
altatható altathatatlan (altathatva / altathatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elaltat

Further reading

  • altat in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • altat in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).