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befordul

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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be- +‎ fordul

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛfordul]
  • Hyphenation: be‧for‧dul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

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befordul

  1. (intransitive) to turn (followed by lative suffixes) (to change direction and enter a relatively narrower or closed place)
    befordul a sarkonto turn the corner, to walk around the corner
    Befordultunk jobbra, egy mellékutcára.We turned right into a side street.
    A kocsi befordult a térre.The car entered the square.
  2. (intransitive) to roll over (to turn in bed towards the wall before falling asleep)
  3. (intransitive) to roll into (followed by -ba/-be) (to fall into something and tip over)
    A kocsi befordult az árokba.The car rolled into a ditch.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of befordul
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. befordulok befordulsz befordul befordulunk befordultok befordulnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. befordultam befordultál befordult befordultunk befordultatok befordultak
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. be fog fordulni.
archaic
preterite
indef. befordulék befordulál befordula befordulánk befordulátok befordulának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. befordul vala, befordult vala/volt.
archaic future indef. befordulandok befordulandasz beforduland befordulandunk befordulandotok befordulandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. befordulnék befordulnál befordulna befordulnánk befordulnátok befordulnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befordult volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. beforduljak befordulj or
beforduljál
beforduljon beforduljunk beforduljatok beforduljanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befordult légyen
infinitive befordulni befordulnom befordulnod befordulnia befordulnunk befordulnotok befordulniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
befordulás beforduló befordult befordulva (befordulván) (befordít or befordultat)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fordul be or be is fordul.
Potential conjugation of befordul
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. befordulhatok befordulhatsz befordulhat befordulhatunk befordulhattok befordulhatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. befordulhattam befordulhattál befordulhatott befordulhattunk befordulhattatok befordulhattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. befordulhaték befordulhatál befordulhata befordulhatánk befordulhatátok befordulhatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. befordulhat vala, befordulhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. befordulhatandok
or befordulandhatok
befordulhatandasz
or befordulandhatsz
befordulhatand
or befordulandhat
befordulhatandunk
or befordulandhatunk
befordulhatandotok
or befordulandhattok
befordulhatandanak
or befordulandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. befordulhatnék befordulhatnál befordulhatna befordulhatnánk befordulhatnátok befordulhatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befordulhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. befordulhassak befordulhass or
befordulhassál
befordulhasson befordulhassunk befordulhassatok befordulhassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befordulhatott légyen
infinitive (befordulhatni) (befordulhatnom) (befordulhatnod) (befordulhatnia) (befordulhatnunk) (befordulhatnotok) (befordulhatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(befordulhatva / befordulhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fordulhat be or be is fordulhat.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • befordul 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.
  • befordul 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).