elromlik

Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ romlik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrːomlik]
• Hyphenation: el‧rom‧lik
• Rhymes: -omlik

Verb

elromlik

1. (intransitive, of a device) to break, break down, fail, give out (to cease functioning in some way)

   Elromlott a motor. ― The engine failed.

2. (intransitive, of food) to spoil

Conjugation

Conjugation of elromlik

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.	elromlok	elromlasz	elromlik	elromlunk	elromlotok	elromlanak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	elromlottam	elromlottál	elromlott	elromlottunk	elromlottatok	elromlottak
			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 romlani.
archaic preterite		indef.	elromlék	elromlál	elromla	elromlánk	elromlátok	elromlának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elromlik vala, elromlott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	elromlandok	elromlandasz	elromland	elromlandunk	elromlandotok	elromlandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	elromlanék	elromlanál	elromlana	elromlanánk	elromlanátok	elromlanának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elromlott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elromoljak	elromolj or elromoljál	elromoljon	elromoljunk	elromoljatok	elromoljanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elromlott légyen
infinitive	elromlani		elromlanom	elromlanod	elromlania	elromlanunk	elromlanotok	elromlaniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	elromlás		elromló	elromlott	―	elromolva (elromolván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem romlik el or el is romlik.

Potential conjugation of elromlik

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.	elromolhatok	elromolhatsz	elromolhat	elromolhatunk	elromolhattok	elromolhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	elromolhattam	elromolhattál	elromolhatott	elromolhattunk	elromolhattatok	elromolhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	elromlhaték	elromlhatál	elromlhata	elromlhatánk	elromlhatátok	elromlhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elromolhat vala, elromolhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	elromolhatandok or elromlandhatok	elromolhatandasz or elromlandhatsz	elromolhatand or elromlandhat	elromolhatandunk or elromlandhatunk	elromolhatandotok or elromlandhattok	elromolhatandanak or elromlandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	elromolhatnék	elromolhatnál	elromolhatna	elromolhatnánk	elromolhatnátok	elromolhatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elromolhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elromolhassak	elromolhass or elromolhassál	elromolhasson	elromolhassunk	elromolhassatok	elromolhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elromolhatott légyen
infinitive	(elromolhatni)		(elromolhatnom)	(elromolhatnod)	(elromolhatnia)	(elromolhatnunk)	(elromolhatnotok)	(elromolhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(elromolhatva / elromolhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem romolhat el or el is romolhat.

Further reading

• elromlik 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.
• elromlik 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).