ragozott

Ragozott is a Hungarian grammatical term used to describe a word form that has undergone ragozás, or inflection/conjugation. It is the past participle of the verb ragozni, meaning to conjugate or inflect. As an adjective, ragozott describes something that displays grammatical information such as person, number, tense, mood, or case, and therefore is not in its base or stem form.

In grammar and language teaching, the concept helps distinguish between bare forms (such as infinitives or stems) and their ragozott alakjai, the conjugated forms. Most finite verb forms in Hungarian are ragozott, because they carry endings that indicate subject, tense, and mood. For example, the present tense forms of the verb menni (to go) such as megyek, mész, megy are ragozott alakjai. Past tense forms like mentem, mentél also fall under this category.

The term is not limited to verbs; it can be used to describe any word form that has acquired endings through inflection, including adjectives or pronouns when they agree with noun gender, number, or case. However, in typical grammar usage, ragozott is most closely associated with verbs and their conjugated forms.

Etymologically, ragozott is formed from the stem ragoz- plus the suffix -ott, a pattern common in Hungarian for forming past participles and adjectives. The concept plays a central role in understanding Hungarian morphology, where the relationship between base forms and their ragozott forms is essential for correct syntax and meaning.