Osztozik

Osztozik is a Hungarian verb meaning to participate in something together with others or to share in a situation, such as responsibility, profits, or emotions. It conveys that the subject is involved jointly with others rather than acting alone, and it is suitable for neutral or formal to everyday contexts.

Etymology and form: The word comes from the root oszt- meaning “to divide” or “to distribute,” and the suffix -ozik forms a middle-voice verb that expresses participation or shared involvement. Related terms include osztás, meaning distribution, and other -ozik verbs that describe acts done together or collectively. Osztozik is used with complements that indicate what is being shared or participated in.

Usage and construction: Osztozik typically denotes shared involvement in a noun phrase such as a responsibility, risk, profit, or feeling. It can appear in formal or neutral registers and, in everyday speech, often occurs where a group or partners are collectively bearing a burden or sharing benefits. In sentences, it behaves as a standard Hungarian -ozik verb and follows regular conjugation patterns for this class.

Conjugation notes: Osztozik is a regular -ozik verb, so it follows the common conjugation scheme for such verbs in present, past, and other tenses. The present tense forms include first person osztozom, second person osztozol, third person osztozik, with corresponding plural forms in each person. The past tense is formed with the usual -ott/-t suffix patterns, as with other -ozik verbs. For learners, consulting a conjugation table for -ozik verbs will provide complete forms across tenses and moods.

Examples of use (in English translations): They share in the responsibility for the project. The partners share in the profits. She shares in the excitement of the news. These usages illustrate the core sense of osztozik as joint participation or shared experience.

---