elfogyasztani

Elfogyasztani is a Hungarian verb meaning to consume completely or to exhaust something, especially food, drink, or other resources. As a transitive verb, it takes a direct object and implies that nothing remains. It can describe the act of eating all the food, using up energy, or depleting supplies. The nuance is one of completion rather than merely starting to consume.

Etymology: The verb is formed from the prefix el- meaning “out” or “completely” and the stem fogyasztani, derived from the noun fogyasztás (consumption). The base fogyaszt is used in related forms such as fogyasztó (consumer) and fogyasztás (consumption).

Usage and forms: Elfogyasztani follows regular conjugation for -ni verbs. Present tense: elfogyasztom, elfogyasztod, elfogyasztja; past tense: elfogyasztottam, elfogyasztottad, elfogyasztotta; future forms are built similarly. It commonly appears with concrete objects (elfogyasztani az ételt) as well as with abstract resources (elfogyasztani az üzemanyagot, időt).

Examples:

- Megfőzték és elfogyasztották az ebédet. (They cooked and finished the lunch.)

- Elfogyasztottam az utolsó szelet kenyeret, és most éhes vagyok. (I consumed the last slice of bread, and I am hungry now.)

- A készleteket gyorsan elfogyasztották. (The inventories were quickly consumed.)

Related terms: fogyasztás (consumption), fogyasztó (consumer), fogyasztási (consumption-related).