Meaning of -al | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Same as -l with the -á- linking vowel. Used for integrating loanwords into Hungarian.
   morpheme
2. Added to a verb to form a verb that expresses repetitive action.
   frequentative, morpheme, suffix
3. Added to a verb to form a noun.
   archaic, morpheme
4. Forms the second-person singular indefinite of verbs. It presents in the past tense as -tál, in conditional mood, as -nál, and in subjunctive mood, as -jál.
   morpheme, personal, suffix
5. Added to a noun to form a verb.
   morpheme
6. Added to a verb to form a noun. No longer productive in this role.
   morpheme
7. -al (forms the names of aldehydes)
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“szárny (“a wing”) + -al → szárnyal (“to soar”)”

“von (“to pull”) + -al → vonal (“line”)”

“etanal”

ethanal

“telefon (“telephone”) + -ál → telefonál (“to telephone”)”

“dob (“to throw”) + -ál → dobál (“to throw one after the other”)”

“fon (“to weave”) + -ál → fonál (“thread”)”

“Tudtál erről? ― Did you know about this? Tudnál segíteni? ― Could you help? Azt akarta, hogy tudjál róla. ― He wanted you to know about it.”

literally, “…that you should know…”

CEFR level