Hozni

Hozni is a Hungarian verb meaning "to bring" or "to fetch." It denotes moving something toward the speaker or toward a reference point. It is contrasted with vinni, which means "to take" or "to carry away," i.e., moving something away from the speaker or from a given location.

In its basic morphology, hozni is the infinitive form. The present indicative forms are: én hozok, te hozol, ő hoz, mi hozzunk, ti hozzatok, ők hoznak. The imperfect (past) forms include: hoztam, hoztál, hozott, hoztunk, hoztatok, hoztak. The future is usually expressed with the auxiliary lesz/fog or with a periphrastic construction such as fogok hozni, fogsz hozni, fog hozni, fogunk hozni, fogtok hozni, fognak hozni. The imperative is hozz! for singular, hozzatok for plural, and legyen hozza/honl? for formal address, depending on context. The noun form is hozás, referring to the act of bringing.

Usage notes: hozni is used when the action results in bringing something toward the speaker or toward a specified location. It often occurs with objects explicitly mentioned, e.g., "Hozd ide a könyvet" (Bring the book here). The verb distinguishes bring (hoz) from take/ccarry away (vinni). In everyday speech, speakers choose hozni for activities like bringing food, supplies, or information to someone.

See also: vinni; hozomány (unrelated term involving bring as a root in other compounds).