Meaning of el- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. indicates actions whose direction is pointing away from the speaker, either literally or figuratively
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2. indicates the unsuccessful or inaccurate completion of an action
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3. indicates separation, deprivation, etc.
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4. indicates completeness or perfection
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5. indicates continuity over a long period of time
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Equivalents

Examples

“megy (“to go, to walk”) → elmegy (“to go away”)”

“vet (“to throw, to cast”) → elvet (“to dismiss, to rule out, to throw out (a plan or a possible solution)”)”

“néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to excuse, to forgive, to look the other way”)”

“ír (“to write”) → elír (“to misspell”)”

“számol (“to calculate”) → elszámol (“to miscalculate”)”

“néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to overlook”)”

“lop (“to steal something”) → ellop (“to steal something from someone”)”

“zár (“to lock”) → elzár (“to lock away, to store something securely”)”

“alszik (“to sleep”) → elalszik (“to fall asleep”)”

“éget (“to burn”) → eléget (“to burn away, to destroy completely by burning”)”

“játszik (“to act”) → eljátszik (“to act out”)”

“fogy (“to decrease, to diminish (in size, quantity, etc.)”) → elfogy (“to get used up”)”

“áll (“to stand”) → eláll (“of food: to remain fresh, not to get spoiled”)”

“van (“to be, to exist”) → elvan (“to entertain/amuse oneself”)”

“néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to observe something, to watch”)”

“játszik (“to play”) → eljátszik (“to play for a long time”)”

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