ámul
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ul (verb-forming suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ámul
- (intransitive) to marvel, to wonder, to be amazed (at something -n/-on/-en/-ön)
- Synonym: álmélkodik
- Mi csak ámultunk azon, hogy milyen lelkiismeretesen dolgoztak. ― We were amazed at how conscientiously they worked.
- Ámultunk a város csodáin. ― We were amazed at the wonders of the city.
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of ámul
| Click for archaic forms | 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. | ámulok | ámulsz | ámul | ámulunk | ámultok | ámulnak | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | ámultam | ámultál | ámult | ámultunk | ámultatok | ámultak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. ámulni fog. | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | ámulék | ámulál | ámula | ámulánk | ámulátok | ámulának | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ámul vala, ámult vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | ámulandok | ámulandasz | ámuland | ámulandunk | ámulandotok | ámulandanak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | ámulnék | ámulnál | ámulna | ámulnánk | ámulnátok | ámulnának | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ámult volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | ámuljak | ámulj or ámuljál |
ámuljon | ámuljunk | ámuljatok | ámuljanak | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ámult légyen | ||||||||
| Infinitive | ámulni | ámulnom | ámulnod | ámulnia | ámulnunk | ámulnotok | ámulniuk | ||
| Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
| ámulás | ámuló | ámult | ― | ámulva (ámulván) | |||||
potential conjugation of ámul
| Click for archaic forms | 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. | ámulhatok | ámulhatsz | ámulhat | ámulhatunk | ámulhattok | ámulhatnak | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | ámulhattam | ámulhattál | ámulhatott | ámulhattunk | ámulhattatok | ámulhattak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | ámulhaték | ámulhatál | ámulhata | ámulhatánk | ámulhatátok | ámulhatának | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. ámulhat vala, ámulhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | ámulhatandok or ámulandhatok |
ámulhatandasz or ámulandhatsz |
ámulhatand or ámulandhat |
ámulhatandunk or ámulandhatunk |
ámulhatandotok or ámulandhattok |
ámulhatandanak or ámulandhatnak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | ámulhatnék | ámulhatnál | ámulhatna | ámulhatnánk | ámulhatnátok | ámulhatnának | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ámulhatott volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | ámulhassak | ámulhass or ámulhassál |
ámulhasson | ámulhassunk | ámulhassatok | ámulhassanak | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ámulhatott légyen | ||||||||
| Inf. | (ámulhatni) | (ámulhatnom) | (ámulhatnod) | (ámulhatnia) | (ámulhatnunk) | (ámulhatnotok) | (ámulhatniuk) | ||
| Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (ámulhatva / ámulhatván) | ||||
Derived terms
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Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ámul in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
[edit]- ámul 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
- ámul in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).