elakad

Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ akad

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɒkɒd]
• Hyphenation: el‧akad
• Rhymes: -ɒd

Verb

elakad

1. (intransitive, of a machine) to get stuck
2. (intransitive, of traffic) to stop (to come to a halt)
3. (intransitive, of a person) to falter (speech),

   elakad a szava ― to become speechless

   elakad a lélegzete ― to catch one's breath

Conjugation

Conjugation of elakad

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.	elakadok	elakadsz	elakad	elakadunk	elakadtok	elakadnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	elakadtam	elakadtál	elakadt	elakadtunk	elakadtatok	elakadtak
			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. el fog akadni.
archaic preterite		indef.	elakadék	elakadál	elakada	elakadánk	elakadátok	elakadának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elakad vala, elakadt vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	elakadandok	elakadandasz	elakadand	elakadandunk	elakadandotok	elakadandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	elakadnék	elakadnál	elakadna	elakadnánk	elakadnátok	elakadnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elakadt volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elakadjak	elakadj or elakadjál	elakadjon	elakadjunk	elakadjatok	elakadjanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elakadt légyen
infinitive	elakadni		elakadnom	elakadnod	elakadnia	elakadnunk	elakadnotok	elakadniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	elakadás		elakadó	elakadt	―	elakadva (elakadván)		elakaszt
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem akad el or el is akad.

Potential conjugation of elakad

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.	elakadhatok	elakadhatsz	elakadhat	elakadhatunk	elakadhattok	elakadhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	elakadhattam	elakadhattál	elakadhatott	elakadhattunk	elakadhattatok	elakadhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	elakadhaték	elakadhatál	elakadhata	elakadhatánk	elakadhatátok	elakadhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elakadhat vala, elakadhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	elakadhatandok or elakadandhatok	elakadhatandasz or elakadandhatsz	elakadhatand or elakadandhat	elakadhatandunk or elakadandhatunk	elakadhatandotok or elakadandhattok	elakadhatandanak or elakadandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	elakadhatnék	elakadhatnál	elakadhatna	elakadhatnánk	elakadhatnátok	elakadhatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elakadhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elakadhassak	elakadhass or elakadhassál	elakadhasson	elakadhassunk	elakadhassatok	elakadhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elakadhatott légyen
infinitive	(elakadhatni)		(elakadhatnom)	(elakadhatnod)	(elakadhatnia)	(elakadhatnunk)	(elakadhatnotok)	(elakadhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(elakadhatva / elakadhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem akadhat el or el is akadhat.

Further reading

• elakad 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.