Etymology 1
From Proto-Ugric *märɜ- (“to believe, have faith in dare”).[1]
Verb
mer
- (auxiliary with an infinitive) to dare (to have the courage to do something)
- Nem merek bemenni. ― I don’t dare to enter / I daren’t enter.
Conjugation
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1st person sg |
2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl |
2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal |
Indicative mood |
Present |
Indef. |
merhetek |
merhetsz |
merhet |
merhetünk |
merhettek |
merhetnek |
Def. |
merhetem |
merheted |
merheti |
merhetjük |
merhetitek |
merhetik |
2nd-p. o. |
merhetlek |
― |
Past |
Indef. |
merhettem |
merhettél |
merhetett |
merhettünk |
merhettetek |
merhettek |
Def. |
merhettem |
merhetted |
merhette |
merhettük |
merhettétek |
merhették |
2nd-p. o. |
merhettelek |
― |
|
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. |
merheték |
merhetél |
merhete |
merheténk |
merhetétek |
merhetének |
Def. |
merhetém |
merhetéd |
merheté |
merheténk |
merhetétek |
merheték |
2nd-p. o. |
merhetélek |
― |
|
Archaic Past |
Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. merhet vala, merhetett vala/volt. |
|
Archaic Future |
Indef. |
merhetendek or merandhatok |
merhetendesz or merandhatsz |
merhetend or merandhat |
merhetendünk or merandhatunk |
merhetendetek or merandhattok |
merhetendenek or merandhatnak |
Def. |
merhetendem or merandhatom |
merhetended or merandhatod |
merhetendi or merandhatja |
merhetendjük or merandhatjuk |
merhetenditek or merandhatjátok |
merhetendik or merandhatják |
2nd-p. o. |
merhetendelek or merandhatlak |
― |
Conditional mood |
Present |
Indef. |
merhetnék |
merhetnél |
merhetne |
merhetnénk |
merhetnétek |
merhetnének |
Def. |
merhetném |
merhetnéd |
merhetné |
merhetnénk (or merhetnők) |
merhetnétek |
merhetnék |
2nd-p. o. |
merhetnélek |
― |
Past |
Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. merhetett volna |
Subjunctive mood |
Present |
Indef. |
merhessek |
merhess or merhessél |
merhessen |
merhessünk |
merhessetek |
merhessenek |
Def. |
merhessem |
merhesd or merhessed |
merhesse |
merhessük |
merhessétek |
merhessék |
2nd-p. o. |
merhesselek |
― |
|
(Archaic) Past |
Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. merhetett légyen |
Inf. |
(merhetni) |
(merhetnem) |
(merhetned) |
(merhetnie) |
(merhetnünk) |
(merhetnetek) |
(merhetniük) |
Positive adjective |
merhető |
Neg. adj. |
merhetetlen |
Adv. part. |
(merhetve / merhetvén) |
|
Close
potential conjugation of mer
Etymology 2
From Proto-Ugric *märɜ- (“to dive, plunge”).[2]
Verb
mer
- (transitive) to ladle, scoop (to get some liquid or grainy substance out of somewhere by turning in a bowl-shaped object and let it fill)
Conjugation
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1st person sg |
2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl |
2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal |
Indicative mood |
Present |
Indef. |
merhetek |
merhetsz |
merhet |
merhetünk |
merhettek |
merhetnek |
Def. |
merhetem |
merheted |
merheti |
merhetjük |
merhetitek |
merhetik |
2nd-p. o. |
merhetlek |
― |
Past |
Indef. |
merhettem |
merhettél |
merhetett |
merhettünk |
merhettetek |
merhettek |
Def. |
merhettem |
merhetted |
merhette |
merhettük |
merhettétek |
merhették |
2nd-p. o. |
merhettelek |
― |
|
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. |
merheték |
merhetél |
merhete |
merheténk |
merhetétek |
merhetének |
Def. |
merhetém |
merhetéd |
merheté |
merheténk |
merhetétek |
merheték |
2nd-p. o. |
merhetélek |
― |
|
Archaic Past |
Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. merhet vala, merhetett vala/volt. |
|
Archaic Future |
Indef. |
merhetendek or merandhatok |
merhetendesz or merandhatsz |
merhetend or merandhat |
merhetendünk or merandhatunk |
merhetendetek or merandhattok |
merhetendenek or merandhatnak |
Def. |
merhetendem or merandhatom |
merhetended or merandhatod |
merhetendi or merandhatja |
merhetendjük or merandhatjuk |
merhetenditek or merandhatjátok |
merhetendik or merandhatják |
2nd-p. o. |
merhetendelek or merandhatlak |
― |
Conditional mood |
Present |
Indef. |
merhetnék |
merhetnél |
merhetne |
merhetnénk |
merhetnétek |
merhetnének |
Def. |
merhetném |
merhetnéd |
merhetné |
merhetnénk (or merhetnők) |
merhetnétek |
merhetnék |
2nd-p. o. |
merhetnélek |
― |
Past |
Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. merhetett volna |
Subjunctive mood |
Present |
Indef. |
merhessek |
merhess or merhessél |
merhessen |
merhessünk |
merhessetek |
merhessenek |
Def. |
merhessem |
merhesd or merhessed |
merhesse |
merhessük |
merhessétek |
merhessék |
2nd-p. o. |
merhesselek |
― |
|
(Archaic) Past |
Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. merhetett légyen |
Inf. |
(merhetni) |
(merhetnem) |
(merhetned) |
(merhetnie) |
(merhetnünk) |
(merhetnetek) |
(merhetniük) |
Positive adjective |
merhető |
Neg. adj. |
merhetetlen |
Adv. part. |
(merhetve / merhetvén) |
|
Close
potential conjugation of mer
Further reading
- (to dare): mer in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (to ladle): mer in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN