férjen

Férjen is a verb form in Hungarian. It is the third-person singular present subjunctive (also described as a hortative or wish form) of the verb fér, which means to fit or to be suitable. As a subjunctive form, férjen is used to express a wish, possibility, or hypothetical situation, roughly best translated as “let it fit” or “may it fit.”

In modern Hungarian, the bare subjunctive férjen is uncommon in everyday speech and writing. It tends to occur primarily in older literary texts, formal or ceremonial language, or lexical entries explaining the language’s morphology. When speakers intend a similar sense in contemporary usage, they typically rely on periphrastic constructions or other verb forms, such as beférjen (to fit into) or phrases with hadd (let/have) or legyen (let it be) combined with a suitable verb.

Morphology aside from usage notes, férjen shares its root with the core verb fér, meaning “to fit.” The form illustrates how Hungarian creates mood and modality through suffixal changes, a feature common to many Uralic languages. The word typically appears with the base verb and possible prefixes when expressing more complex ideas (for example, beférjen to fit into something).

See also: befér, beférjen, Hungarian subjunctive mood, Hungarian morphology.