Elfogja

Elfogja is a Hungarian verb form derived from the verb elfog, meaning to catch, seize or arrest. It denotes the third-person singular present tense when used with a definite direct object, as in A rendőr elfogja a gyanúsítottat (The police arrest the suspect). The infinitive is elfogni, and the noun for the act is elfogás (apprehension or seizure). The prefix el- contributes a sense of completion or completion of the action.

Grammatical notes and forms: Elfogja is the standard present-tense form with a definite object; other person and number forms exist (for example, elfogom, elfogod, elfogják). The past tense is elfogta (singular) or elfogták (plural). The verb is transitive and requires a direct object to specify what is being captured, seized or arrested.

Usage and nuance: Elfogja appears primarily in contexts related to law enforcement, judiciary reports, border control and police action, but can also occur in everyday speech when someone captures or seizes a definite object. It is not generally used for abstract meanings like “to accept” or “to understand”; those senses belong to other verbs such as elfogad or megért.

Related terms: Elfogás (the act of capturing or seizing), elfogó (catcher or capturing device, in some compounds), and the root verb elfog with its other inflected forms. See also fog, fogás, and legal-police terminology in Hungarian.

Examples: A rendőr elfogja a gyanúsítottat. A kutya elfogja a labdát.