THE VERB.
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| Singular. | Plural. | |
| verek, I beat | verünk, we beat | |
| versz, thou beatest | vertek, you beat | |
| ver, he beats | vernek, they beat |
A verb can express an action in different ways; these are called its forms; as—
| Primitive Form: | ír, he writes. |
| Factitive Form: | írat, he causes, orders, or commands to write (he has something written by a third person). |
| Frequentatives: | irogat; indicates a repetition of the action expressed in the primitive. They are also called repetitive diminutives, because they express the action in a lesser degree, as, for instance: he is writing little by little (by fits and starts). |
| Diminutives: | irkál, he is scribbling; signifies a playful action of the verb. |
| Permissives: | írhat, he may or can write. |
All these forms are conjugated like the primitive form.
I. Active Verbs.
Transitive and causal verbs have—according as the substantive which suffers the action is definite or indefinite—two significant terminations: the indefinite, as, verek, I beat (somebody); and the definite, as verem (a lovat), I beat (the horse).
