kavar

Hungarian

Etymology

From an unattested stem of unknown origin + -r (frequentative suffix). For the suffix, compare the verb csavar (“to twist, turn”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkɒvɒr]
Hyphenation: ka‧var
Rhymes: -ɒr

Verb

kavar

(transitive) Alternative form of kever (“to stir, to mix”)
(transitive) to create, cause, stir up (scandal, outrage, storm etc.)
(transitive, slang) to meddle in or manipulate personal relationships
(transitive, slang) to be dating or in a romantic/sexual relationship with someone
Synonyms: jár, randevúzik, randizik

Conjugation

conjugation of kavar

Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
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 mood	Present	Indef.	kavarok	kavarsz	kavar	kavarunk	kavartok	kavarnak
		Def.	kavarom	kavarod	kavarja	kavarjuk	kavarjátok	kavarják
		2nd-p. o.	kavarlak	―
	Past	Indef.	kavartam	kavartál	kavart	kavartunk	kavartatok	kavartak
		Def.	kavartam	kavartad	kavarta	kavartuk	kavartátok	kavarták
		2nd-p. o.	kavartalak	―
	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. kavarni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	kavarék	kavarál	kavara	kavaránk	kavarátok	kavarának
		Def.	kavarám	kavarád	kavará	kavaránk	kavarátok	kavarák
		2nd-p. o.	kavarálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kavar vala, kavart vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	kavarandok	kavarandasz	kavarand	kavarandunk	kavarandotok	kavarandanak
		Def.	kavarandom	kavarandod	kavarandja	kavarandjuk	kavarandjátok	kavarandják
		2nd-p. o.	kavarandalak	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	kavarnék	kavarnál	kavarna	kavarnánk	kavarnátok	kavarnának
		Def.	kavarnám	kavarnád	kavarná	kavarnánk (or kavarnók)	kavarnátok	kavarnák
		2nd-p. o.	kavarnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kavart volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	kavarjak	kavarj or kavarjál	kavarjon	kavarjunk	kavarjatok	kavarjanak
		Def.	kavarjam	kavard or kavarjad	kavarja	kavarjuk	kavarjátok	kavarják
		2nd-p. o.	kavarjalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kavart légyen
Infinitive	kavarni		kavarnom	kavarnod	kavarnia	kavarnunk	kavarnotok	kavarniuk
Other forms	kavarás		kavaró	kavart	kavarandó	kavarva (kavarván)		kavartat
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).

potential conjugation of kavar

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 mood	Present	Indef.	kavarhatok	kavarhatsz	kavarhat	kavarhatunk	kavarhattok	kavarhatnak
		Def.	kavarhatom	kavarhatod	kavarhatja	kavarhatjuk	kavarhatjátok	kavarhatják
		2nd-p. o.	kavarhatlak	―
	Past	Indef.	kavarhattam	kavarhattál	kavarhatott	kavarhattunk	kavarhattatok	kavarhattak
		Def.	kavarhattam	kavarhattad	kavarhatta	kavarhattuk	kavarhattátok	kavarhatták
		2nd-p. o.	kavarhattalak	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	kavarhaték	kavarhatál	kavarhata	kavarhatánk	kavarhatátok	kavarhatának
		Def.	kavarhatám	kavarhatád	kavarhatá	kavarhatánk	kavarhatátok	kavarhaták
		2nd-p. o.	kavarhatálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. kavarhat vala, kavarhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	kavarhatandok or kavarandhatok	kavarhatandasz or kavarandhatsz	kavarhatand or kavarandhat	kavarhatandunk or kavarandhatunk	kavarhatandotok or kavarandhattok	kavarhatandanak or kavarandhatnak
		Def.	kavarhatandom or kavarandhatom	kavarhatandod or kavarandhatod	kavarhatandja or kavarandhatja	kavarhatandjuk or kavarandhatjuk	kavarhatandjátok or kavarandhatjátok	kavarhatandják or kavarandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	kavarhatandalak or kavarandhatlak	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	kavarhatnék	kavarhatnál	kavarhatna	kavarhatnánk	kavarhatnátok	kavarhatnának
		Def.	kavarhatnám	kavarhatnád	kavarhatná	kavarhatnánk (or kavarhatnók)	kavarhatnátok	kavarhatnák
		2nd-p. o.	kavarhatnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kavarhatott volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	kavarhassak	kavarhass or kavarhassál	kavarhasson	kavarhassunk	kavarhassatok	kavarhassanak
		Def.	kavarhassam	kavarhasd or kavarhassad	kavarhassa	kavarhassuk	kavarhassátok	kavarhassák
		2nd-p. o.	kavarhassalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kavarhatott légyen
Inf.	(kavarhatni)		(kavarhatnom)	(kavarhatnod)	(kavarhatnia)	(kavarhatnunk)	(kavarhatnotok)	(kavarhatniuk)
Positive adjective			kavarható	Neg. adj.	kavarhatatlan	Adv. part.	(kavarhatva / kavarhatván)

Derived terms

kavarás
kavargat
kavarható
kavarog
kavartat

(With verbal prefixes):

bekavar
belekavar
elkavar
felkavar
kikavar
megkavar
összekavar

References

kavar in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)