-esz

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛs] === Suffix === -esz (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation). ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-esz → ‎festesz (“you paint, you are painting”) (nominal-forming suffix) Forms nouns and adjectives from verbs or nouns. eresz (“eaves”) (diminutive suffix, slang) Forms diminutives. ‎kollégium (“dormitory”) + ‎-esz → ‎kolesz ‎pulóver (“pullover”) + ‎-esz → ‎pulesz ‎Károly (“Charles”) + ‎-esz → ‎Karesz ‎vagány (“cool”) + ‎-esz → ‎vagesz (music) flat (♭), lowered by one semitone (e.g. desz, esz, gesz) Antonym: (for sharp (♯) notes) -isz ==== Usage notes ==== (personal suffix) Variants: -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-sz → ‎vársz (“you wait, you are waiting”) -asz added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít ‎hall (“to hear”) + ‎-asz → ‎hallasz (“you hear, you are hearing”) ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-asz → ‎tanítasz (“you teach, you are teaching”) -esz added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít ‎dönt (“to decide”) + ‎-esz → ‎döntesz (“you decide, you are deciding”) ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-esz → ‎segítesz (“you help, you are helping”) -ol added to back-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz ‎olvas (“to read”) + ‎-ol → ‎olvasol (“you read, you are reading”) -el added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz ‎vesz (“to buy”) + ‎-el → ‎veszel (“you buy, you are buying”) -öl added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz ‎főz (“to cook”) + ‎-öl → ‎főzöl (“you cook, you are cooking”) (nominal-forming suffix) Variants: -asz added to back vowel words -esz added to front vowel words ==== Derived terms ====