ellentmond

Hungarian

Etymology

ellent (against) +‎ mond (to say)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlːɛntmond]
  • Hyphenation: el‧lent‧mond
  • Rhymes: -ond

Verb

ellentmond

  1. (intransitive) to contradict, oppose

Conjugation

Conjugation of ellentmond
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. ellentmondok ellentmondasz ellentmond ellentmondunk ellentmondotok or
ellentmondtok
ellentmondanak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. ellentmondtam ellentmondtál ellentmondott ellentmondtunk ellentmondtatok ellentmondtak
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. ellent fog mondani.
archaic
preterite
indef. ellentmondék ellentmondál ellentmonda ellentmondánk ellentmondátok ellentmondának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ellentmond vala, ellentmondott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. ellentmondandok ellentmondandasz ellentmondand ellentmondandunk ellentmondandotok ellentmondandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. ellentmondanék ellentmondanál ellentmondana ellentmondanánk ellentmondanátok ellentmondanának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ellentmondott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. ellentmondjak ellentmondj or
ellentmondjál
ellentmondjon ellentmondjunk ellentmondjatok ellentmondjanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ellentmondott légyen
infinitive ellentmondani ellentmondanom ellentmondanod ellentmondania ellentmondanunk ellentmondanotok ellentmondaniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
ellentmondás ellentmondó ellentmondott ellentmondva (ellentmondván) ellentmondat
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem mond ellent or ellent is mond.
Potential conjugation of ellentmond
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. ellentmondhatok ellentmondhatsz ellentmondhat ellentmondhatunk ellentmondhattok ellentmondhatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. ellentmondhattam ellentmondhattál ellentmondhatott ellentmondhattunk ellentmondhattatok ellentmondhattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. ellentmondhaték ellentmondhatál ellentmondhata ellentmondhatánk ellentmondhatátok ellentmondhatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ellentmondhat vala, ellentmondhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. ellentmondhatandok
or ellentmondandhatok
ellentmondhatandasz
or ellentmondandhatsz
ellentmondhatand
or ellentmondandhat
ellentmondhatandunk
or ellentmondandhatunk
ellentmondhatandotok
or ellentmondandhattok
ellentmondhatandanak
or ellentmondandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. ellentmondhatnék ellentmondhatnál ellentmondhatna ellentmondhatnánk ellentmondhatnátok ellentmondhatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ellentmondhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. ellentmondhassak ellentmondhass or
ellentmondhassál
ellentmondhasson ellentmondhassunk ellentmondhassatok ellentmondhassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ellentmondhatott légyen
infinitive (ellentmondhatni) (ellentmondhatnom) (ellentmondhatnod) (ellentmondhatnia) (ellentmondhatnunk) (ellentmondhatnotok) (ellentmondhatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(ellentmondhatva / ellentmondhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem mondhat ellent or ellent is mondhat.

Derived terms

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes

Further reading

  • ellentmond 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.
  • ellentmond 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).