Veszíti

Veszíti is a Hungarian verb form that translates roughly as "loses" in English. It is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb veszíteni, meaning "to lose." In modern standard Hungarian, the corresponding common form is elveszíti, which is formed with the prefix el- to mark completion or emphasis. Vesíti without the prefix is widely considered archaic, dialectal, or literary rather than everyday speech.

Veszíti is transitive and typically requires a direct object representing what is lost. Because the el- prefix can shift aspect and nuance, veszíti is seldom used in contemporary prose; when encountered, it often appears in historical texts, poetry, or dialect writings to convey an older or regional flavour. The form is of particular interest to students of Hungarian grammar and historical linguistics, illustrating how verb prefixes interact with tense and aspect in the language.

Related forms include the infinitive veszíteni and the past forms such as vesztett, elveszett (lost). The standard present-tense third-person singular in everyday usage is elveszíti, while veszíti survives mainly as a linguistic or stylistic variant in older or regional contexts.

See also: elveszíteni; veszíteni; Hungarian verbs.