alapul

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• alapszik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlɒpul]
• Hyphenation: ala‧pul
• Rhymes: -ul

Etymology 1

alap (“basis”) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix)

Verb

alapul

1. (intransitive) to be founded/based upon something (-n/-on/-en/-ön)

   Ez tényeken alapul. ― This is based on facts.

Conjugation

Conjugation of alapul

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	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	alapulok	alapulsz	alapul	alapulunk	alapultok	alapulnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	alapultam	alapultál	alapult	alapultunk	alapultatok	alapultak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		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. alapulni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	alapulék	alapulál	alapula	alapulánk	alapulátok	alapulának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. alapul vala, alapult vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	alapulandok	alapulandasz	alapuland	alapulandunk	alapulandotok	alapulandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	alapulnék	alapulnál	alapulna	alapulnánk	alapulnátok	alapulnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alapult volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	alapuljak	alapulj or alapuljál	alapuljon	alapuljunk	alapuljatok	alapuljanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. alapult légyen
infinitive	alapulni		alapulnom	alapulnod	alapulnia	alapulnunk	alapulnotok	alapulniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	alapulás		alapuló	alapult	―	alapulva (alapulván)

Potential conjugation of alapul

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	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	alapulhatok	alapulhatsz	alapulhat	alapulhatunk	alapulhattok	alapulhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	alapulhattam	alapulhattál	alapulhatott	alapulhattunk	alapulhattatok	alapulhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	alapulhaték	alapulhatál	alapulhata	alapulhatánk	alapulhatátok	alapulhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. alapulhat vala, alapulhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	alapulhatandok or alapulandhatok	alapulhatandasz or alapulandhatsz	alapulhatand or alapulandhat	alapulhatandunk or alapulandhatunk	alapulhatandotok or alapulandhattok	alapulhatandanak or alapulandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	alapulhatnék	alapulhatnál	alapulhatna	alapulhatnánk	alapulhatnátok	alapulhatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alapulhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	alapulhassak	alapulhass or alapulhassál	alapulhasson	alapulhassunk	alapulhassatok	alapulhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. alapulhatott légyen
infinitive	(alapulhatni)		(alapulhatnom)	(alapulhatnod)	(alapulhatnia)	(alapulhatnunk)	(alapulhatnotok)	(alapulhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(alapulhatva / alapulhatván)

Related terms

• alapít

Etymology 2

alap (“basis”) +‎ -ul (“as”, case suffix)

Noun

alapul

1. essive-modal singular of alap

Further reading

• (to be based): alapul in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (to be based): alapul 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).