kiken

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkikɛn]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Etymology 1

ki- (out; fully) +‎ ken (smear)

Verb

kiken

  1. (transitive) to grease
Conjugation
Conjugation of kiken
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. kikenek kikensz kiken kikenünk kikentek kikennek
def. kikenem kikened kikeni kikenjük kikenitek kikenik
2nd obj kikenlek
past indef. kikentem kikentél kikent kikentünk kikentetek kikentek
def. kikentem kikented kikente kikentük kikentétek kikenték
2nd obj kikentelek
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. ki fog kenni.
archaic
preterite
indef. kikenék kikenél kikene kikenénk kikenétek kikenének
def. kikeném kikenéd kikené kikenénk kikenétek kikenék
2nd obj kikenélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kiken vala, kikent vala/volt.
archaic future indef. kikenendek kikenendesz kikenend kikenendünk kikenendetek kikenendenek
def. kikenendem kikenended kikenendi kikenendjük kikenenditek kikenendik
2nd obj kikenendelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. kikennék kikennél kikenne kikennénk kikennétek kikennének
def. kikenném kikennéd kikenné kikennénk
(or kikennők)
kikennétek kikennék
2nd obj kikennélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kikent volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. kikenjek kikenj or
kikenjél
kikenjen kikenjünk kikenjetek kikenjenek
def. kikenjem kikend or
kikenjed
kikenje kikenjük kikenjétek kikenjék
2nd obj kikenjelek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kikent légyen
infinitive kikenni kikennem kikenned kikennie kikennünk kikennetek kikenniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
kikenés kikenő kikent kikenendő kikenve (kikenvén) kikenet
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).
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem ken ki or ki is ken.
Potential conjugation of kiken
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. kikenhetek kikenhetsz kikenhet kikenhetünk kikenhettek kikenhetnek
def. kikenhetem kikenheted kikenheti kikenhetjük kikenhetitek kikenhetik
2nd obj kikenhetlek
past indef. kikenhettem kikenhettél kikenhetett kikenhettünk kikenhettetek kikenhettek
def. kikenhettem kikenhetted kikenhette kikenhettük kikenhettétek kikenhették
2nd obj kikenhettelek
archaic
preterite
indef. kikenheték kikenhetél kikenhete kikenheténk kikenhetétek kikenhetének
def. kikenhetém kikenhetéd kikenheté kikenheténk kikenhetétek kikenheték
2nd obj kikenhetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kikenhet vala, kikenhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. kikenhetendek
or kikenandhatok
kikenhetendesz
or kikenandhatsz
kikenhetend
or kikenandhat
kikenhetendünk
or kikenandhatunk
kikenhetendetek
or kikenandhattok
kikenhetendenek
or kikenandhatnak
def. kikenhetendem
or kikenandhatom
kikenhetended
or kikenandhatod
kikenhetendi
or kikenandhatja
kikenhetendjük
or kikenandhatjuk
kikenhetenditek
or kikenandhatjátok
kikenhetendik
or kikenandhatják
2nd obj kikenhetendelek
or kikenandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. kikenhetnék kikenhetnél kikenhetne kikenhetnénk kikenhetnétek kikenhetnének
def. kikenhetném kikenhetnéd kikenhetné kikenhetnénk
(or kikenhetnők)
kikenhetnétek kikenhetnék
2nd obj kikenhetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kikenhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. kikenhessek kikenhess or
kikenhessél
kikenhessen kikenhessünk kikenhessetek kikenhessenek
def. kikenhessem kikenhesd or
kikenhessed
kikenhesse kikenhessük kikenhessétek kikenhessék
2nd obj kikenhesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kikenhetett légyen
infinitive (kikenhetni) (kikenhetnem) (kikenhetned) (kikenhetnie) (kikenhetnünk) (kikenhetnetek) (kikenhetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
kikenhető kikenhetetlen (kikenhetve / kikenhetvén)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem kenhet ki or ki is kenhet.

Etymology 2

ki +‎ -k +‎ -en

Pronoun

kiken

  1. superessive plural of ki

Further reading

  • kiken 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.

Japanese

Romanization

kiken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きけん

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic *kīkan (to look, peep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːkən/

Verb

kiken

  1. to look, to direct the eyes

Inflection

Conjugation of kiken (strong class 1)
infinitive base form kiken
genitive kikens
dative kikene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kike kêec kike kēke
2nd person singular kijcs, kikes kēecs, kēkes kijcs, kikes kēkes
3rd person singular kijct, kiket kêec kike kēke
1st person plural kiken kēken kiken kēken
2nd person plural kijct, kiket kēect, kēket kijct, kiket kēket
3rd person plural kiken kēken kiken kēken
imperative
singular kijc, kike
plural kijct, kiket
present past
participle kikende gekēken

Descendants

  • Dutch: kijken
  • Limburgish: kieke

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kiken. Related to Scots keek, West Frisian kytse, Dutch kijken, Swedish kika, Icelandic kíkja.

Verb

kiken (third-person singular simple present kiketh, present participle kikende, kikynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle kiked)

  1. to look steadfastly, spy, gaze

References