fogást

Fogást is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun fogás. The base word fogás has several related meanings, depending on context. In fishing, fogás denotes the catch—the fish or other goods that have been landed. In gastronomy, fogás means a course of a meal. In a broader sense it can also refer to how something is held or gripped, i.e., a grip or handling of an object. The word appears in set phrases such as napi fogás (the day’s catch) or első fogás / második fogás (first course / second course). The accusative form fogást is used when the catch, course, or grip is the object of a verb.

Contexts and examples

In fishing, fogás is used to describe the outcome of an outing, for example "a halak nagy fogást adtak" (the fish yielded a large catch). In gastronomy, it designates a course, as in "a második fogás nagyon ízletes volt" (the second course was very tasty). In physical handling, fogás can refer to grip, such as "biztos fogás" (a secure grip) or describing how a tool is held.

Grammatical notes

Fogás is a masculine noun; plural form is fogások, and the accusative singular is fogást, with fogásokat as the accusative plural. Its meaning is highly context-dependent, so surrounding words clarify whether it refers to a catch, a meal course, or a grip.

Etymology

The word derives from the verb fogni, meaning to catch or seize, with the suffix -ás forming a noun that covers multiple related senses.