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passive voice for transitive verbs which is, however, not generally used, but is restricted to a few verbs only. The root or the primitive of the passive is the same as the causal verb, but is conjugated like the neuter verbs; as, szeretni, to love; olvasni, to read.

Passive			Factitive
Indicative Mood.
Present Tense.
Indefinite.		Indefinite.		Definite.
1 szeret-tet-em		1 olvas-tat-ok		1 olvas-tat-om
2 szeret-tet-el		2 olvas-tat-sz		2 olvas-tat-od
3 szeret-tet-ik		3 olvas-tat		3 olvas-tat-ja
1 szeret-tet-ünk		1 olvas-tat-unk		1 olvas-tat-juk
2 szeret-tet-tek		2 olvas-tat-tok		2 olvas-tat-játok
3 szeret-tet-nek		3 olvas-tat-nak		3 olvas-tat-ják
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1 I am beloved.			1 I cause to read.
2 thou art beloved.			2 thou causest to read.
3 he is	„		3 he causes	„
1 we are	„		1 we cause	„
2 you are	„		2 you cause	„
3 they are	„		3 they cause	„

Compound Verbs.

The Hungarian abounds in compound verbs, as well as in compound words in general. They are made by prefixing to the verb postpositions, adverbs, or suffixes for place and direc-