kacag

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ag (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒt͡sɒɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧cag

Verb

kacag

  1. (intransitive, slightly literary) to laugh (heartily) (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Synonyms: nevet, nevetgél, hahotázik, kacarászik
    Jót kacagott a tréfán. ― He laughed heartily at the joke.
  2. (transitive, slightly literary, exaggerated) to laugh a lot (in certain set phrases only, followed by -ra/-re)
    Betegre kacagtuk magunkat. ― We laughed ourselves silly.
  3. (transitive, intransitive, slightly literary) to laugh at someone or something (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön) (to evince contempt or pity for someone)

Conjugation
conjugation of kacag
Infinitive kacagni
Past participle kacagott
Present participle kacagó
Future participle kacagandó
Adverbial participle kacagva
Potential kacaghat
1st person sg 2nd person sg informal 3rd person sg,
2nd person sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl informal 3rd person pl,
2nd person pl formal
Indicative mood Present Indefinite kacagok kacagsz kacag kacagunk kacagtok kacagnak
Definite kacagom
én téged/titeket
kacaglak		 kacagod kacagja kacagjuk kacagjátok kacagják
Past Indefinite kacagtam kacagtál kacagott kacagtunk kacagtatok kacagtak
Definite kacagtam
én téged/titeket
kacagtalak		 kacagtad kacagta kacagtuk kacagtátok kacagták
Conditional mood Present Indefinite kacagnék kacagnál kacagna kacagnánk kacagnátok kacagnának
Definite kacagnám
én téged/titeket
kacagnálak		 kacagnád kacagná kacagnánk kacagnátok kacagnák
Subjunctive mood Present Indefinite kacagjak kacagj
or
kacagjál		 kacagjon kacagjunk kacagjatok kacagjanak
Definite kacagjam
én téged/titeket
kacagjalak		 kacagd
or
kacagjad		 kacagja kacagjuk kacagjátok kacagják
Conjugated infinitive kacagnom kacagnod kacagnia kacagnunk kacagnotok kacagniuk

Derived terms
  • kacagás
  • kacagtat

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elkacag
  • felkacag
  • kikacag
  • végigkacag
  • visszakacag
  • kacaj
  • kacarász
  • kacarászik

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6
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