elesik

Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ esik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛʃik]
  • Hyphenation: el‧esik
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃik

Verb

elesik

  1. (intransitive, of a person or animal) to fall down, to fall (to lose one's balance and fall to the ground)
  2. (intransitive) to fall, to die, to be killed in action, to be killed (in the war or battle)
    Synonyms: életét veszti, meghal
    A katona elesett a második világháborúban.The soldier was killed in World War II.
  3. (intransitive, of a city, castle, country) to fall, to collapse (to become overthrown or defeated, to be taken by the enemy)
  4. (intransitive, figuratively, with -tól/-től) to become ineligible (to lose financial support or some other expected thing)

Conjugation

Conjugation of elesik
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. elesem or
elesek
elesel elesik elesünk elestek elesnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. elestem elestél elesett elestünk elestetek elestek
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 esni.
archaic
preterite
indef. elesék elesél elese elesénk elesétek elesének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elesik vala, elesett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. elesendek elesendesz elesend elesendünk elesendetek elesendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. elesnék elesnél elesne elesnénk elesnétek elesnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elesett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. elessek  or
elessem
eless or
elessél
elessen elessünk elessetek elessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elesett légyen
infinitive elesni elesnem elesned elesnie elesnünk elesnetek elesniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
elesés eleső elesett elesendő elesve (elesvén)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem esik el or el is esik.
Potential conjugation of elesik
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. eleshetek
(or eleshetem)
eleshetsz eleshet eleshetünk eleshettek eleshetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. eleshettem eleshettél eleshetett eleshettünk eleshettetek eleshettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. elesheték eleshetél eleshete elesheténk eleshetétek eleshetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. eleshet vala, eleshetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. eleshetendek
or elesandhatok
eleshetendesz
or elesandhatsz
eleshetend
or elesandhat
eleshetendünk
or elesandhatunk
eleshetendetek
or elesandhattok
eleshetendenek
or elesandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. eleshetnék eleshetnél eleshetne eleshetnénk eleshetnétek eleshetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. eleshetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. eleshessek eleshess or
eleshessél
eleshessen eleshessünk eleshessetek eleshessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. eleshetett légyen
infinitive (eleshetni) (eleshetnem) (eleshetned) (eleshetnie) (eleshetnünk) (eleshetnetek) (eleshetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(eleshetve / eleshetvén)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem eshet el or el is eshet.

Derived terms

  • elesés

Further reading

  • elesik 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.
  • elesik 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).