Abbahagyja

Abbahagyja is a Hungarian verb meaning to abandon, quit, or discontinue an activity or commitment. It is transitive and typically used with an object describing what is ceased, such as dohányzást (smoking), munkát (work), or szokást (habit). The form abbahagyja specifically marks the third-person singular present tense, as in ő abbahagyja; other conjugations include abbahagyom (I quit), abbahagyod (you quit), abbahagyjuk (we quit), and abbahagyják (they quit). The infinitive is abbahagyni, and the related noun form is abbahagyás, meaning cessation or discontinuation.

Etymology and construction: The verb is a compound formed from hagy, meaning “to leave” or “to let,” with the prefix abba-, which conveys completion or stopping. This prefixal pattern yields a sense of ceasing an action completely. The word is part of a family of verb constructions in Hungarian that express cessation, such as felhagy (to cease or give up) and related nouns like abbahagyás.

Usage and examples: Abbahagyja is used to describe stopping or giving up an activity, habit, or obligation. Common constructions include abbahagyja a dohányzást (he/she quits smoking), abbahagyta a munkát (he quit his job), or abbahagyja a tanulmányait (he stops his studies). The verb appears in both formal and informal contexts and can be paired with various objects to indicate cessation.

See also: hagy, felhagyás, abbahagyás, abbahagyni.