tekereg

Hungarian

Etymology

teker +‎ -eg (frequentative verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛkɛrɛɡ]
  • Hyphenation: te‧ke‧reg
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Verb

tekereg

  1. (intransitive, derogatory, of a person) to hang about, loiter, loaf around (to wander about aimlessly, outside of one's home, avoiding work, doing nothing in particular)
    Synonyms: csavarog, kószál, kujtorog, kóvályog, csatangol
  2. (intransitive) to squirm, wriggle, wind, twist (to twist one's body with snakelike motions)
    Synonyms: tekerőzik, kígyózik
    Egy kígyó tekergett a vízben.A snake was wriggling in the water.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tekereg
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. tekergek tekeregsz tekereg tekergünk tekeregtek tekeregnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. tekeregtem tekeregtél tekergett tekeregtünk tekeregtetek tekeregtek
def.
2nd obj
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. tekeregni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. tekergék tekergél tekerge tekergénk tekergétek tekergének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. tekereg vala, tekergett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. tekergendek tekergendesz tekergend tekergendünk tekergendetek tekergendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. tekeregnék tekeregnél tekeregne tekeregnénk tekeregnétek tekeregnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tekergett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. tekeregjek tekeregj or
tekeregjél
tekeregjen tekeregjünk tekeregjetek tekeregjenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tekergett légyen
infinitive tekeregni tekeregnem tekeregned tekeregnie tekeregnünk tekeregnetek tekeregniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
tekergés tekergő tekergett tekeregve (tekeregvén)
Potential conjugation of tekereg
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. tekereghetek tekereghetsz tekereghet tekereghetünk tekereghettek tekereghetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. tekereghettem tekereghettél tekereghetett tekereghettünk tekereghettetek tekereghettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. tekeregheték tekereghetél tekereghete tekeregheténk tekereghetétek tekereghetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. tekereghet vala, tekereghetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. tekereghetendek
or tekergandhatok
tekereghetendesz
or tekergandhatsz
tekereghetend
or tekergandhat
tekereghetendünk
or tekergandhatunk
tekereghetendetek
or tekergandhattok
tekereghetendenek
or tekergandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. tekereghetnék tekereghetnél tekereghetne tekereghetnénk tekereghetnétek tekereghetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tekereghetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. tekereghessek tekereghess or
tekereghessél
tekereghessen tekereghessünk tekereghessetek tekereghessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tekereghetett légyen
infinitive (tekereghetni) (tekereghetnem) (tekereghetned) (tekereghetnie) (tekereghetnünk) (tekereghetnetek) (tekereghetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(tekereghetve / tekereghetvén)

Derived terms

  • tekergés

(With verbal prefixes):

  • eltekereg

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • tekereg 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.