Meaning of -lal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Added to a noun to create a verb denoting a repetitive action.
   frequentative, morpheme, suffix
2. Added to a verb to create a new verb either with frequentative or causative meaning. It was also attached to nouns to create new verbs during the Hungarian language reform.
   morpheme
3. assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)
   morpheme

Examples

“fog (“to hold”) + -lal → foglal (“to occupy”) (frequentative)”

“fáj (“to ache”) + -lal → fájlal (“to complain of a pain”) (causative)”

“fal (“wall”) + -lal → fallal (“with [a/the] wall”)”

“szám (“number”) + -lál → számlál (“to count”)”

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