elkel
See also: ˀeƚkeƚ
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛlkɛl]
- Hyphenation: el‧kel
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Verb
elkel
- (intransitive) to be sold, to sell, to go
- Synonym: eladják
- Minden jegy elkelt! ― Sold out! (literally, “Every ticket is / has been sold!”)
- (figuratively, usually of girls) to be married off (i.e. already taken, not available any more)
- Synonym: férjhez adják
- (intransitive, especially in the conditional mood) be necessary, one could do with something (the person in need taking -nak/-nek)
- Synonyms: ráférne, jól jönne
- Nem tudok dönteni; elkelne most nekem egy jó tanács. ― I can't decide; now I could do with some good advice.
Usage notes
In terms of meaning, this verb is the passive equivalent of elad (“to sell something”).
Conjugation
conjugation of elkel
| 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 mood |
Present | Indef. | elkelek | elkelsz | elkel | elkelünk | elkeltek | elkelnek | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | elkeltem | elkeltél | elkelt | elkeltünk | elkeltetek | elkeltek | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| 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 kelni. | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | elkelék | elkelél | elkele | elkelénk | elkelétek | elkelének | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elkel vala, elkelt vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | elkelendek | elkelendesz | elkelend | elkelendünk | elkelendetek | elkelendenek | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | elkelnék | elkelnél | elkelne | elkelnénk | elkelnétek | elkelnének | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elkelt volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | elkeljek | elkelj or elkeljél |
elkeljen | elkeljünk | elkeljetek | elkeljenek | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elkelt légyen | ||||||||
| Infinitive | elkelni | elkelnem | elkelned | elkelnie | elkelnünk | elkelnetek | elkelniük | ||
| Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
| elkelés | elkelő | elkelt | ― | elkelve (elkelvén) | |||||
| The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem kel el or el is kel. | |||||||||
potential conjugation of elkel
| 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 mood |
Present | Indef. | elkelhetek | elkelhetsz | elkelhet | elkelhetünk | elkelhettek | elkelhetnek | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | elkelhettem | elkelhettél | elkelhetett | elkelhettünk | elkelhettetek | elkelhettek | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | elkelheték | elkelhetél | elkelhete | elkelheténk | elkelhetétek | elkelhetének | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. elkelhet vala, elkelhetett vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | elkelhetendek or elkelandhatok |
elkelhetendesz or elkelandhatsz |
elkelhetend or elkelandhat |
elkelhetendünk or elkelandhatunk |
elkelhetendetek or elkelandhattok |
elkelhetendenek or elkelandhatnak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | elkelhetnék | elkelhetnél | elkelhetne | elkelhetnénk | elkelhetnétek | elkelhetnének | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elkelhetett volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | elkelhessek | elkelhess or elkelhessél |
elkelhessen | elkelhessünk | elkelhessetek | elkelhessenek | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elkelhetett légyen | ||||||||
| Inf. | (elkelhetni) | (elkelhetnem) | (elkelhetned) | (elkelhetnie) | (elkelhetnünk) | (elkelhetnetek) | (elkelhetniük) | ||
| Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (elkelhetve / elkelhetvén) | ||||
| The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem kelhet el or el is kelhet. | |||||||||
Further reading
- elkel in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- elkel in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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