elmereng

Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ mereng

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlmɛrɛŋɡ]
  • Hyphenation: el‧me‧reng
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋɡ

Verb

elmereng

  1. (intransitive, formal, literary) to ponder, to muse, to mull over
    • 1924, Gyula Juhász, Öreg színész,[1] stanza 3:
      Az öltözőben sokszor elmereng, / Hogy hova tűnt a régi regement?

Conjugation

Conjugation of elmereng
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. elmerengek elmerengsz elmereng elmerengünk elmerengtek elmerengnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. elmerengtem elmerengtél elmerengett elmerengtünk elmerengtetek elmerengtek
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 merengni.
archaic
preterite
indef. elmerengék elmerengél elmerenge elmerengénk elmerengétek elmerengének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elmereng vala, elmerengett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. elmerengendek elmerengendesz elmerengend elmerengendünk elmerengendetek elmerengendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. elmerengnék elmerengnél elmerengne elmerengnénk elmerengnétek elmerengnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elmerengett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. elmerengjek elmerengj or
elmerengjél
elmerengjen elmerengjünk elmerengjetek elmerengjenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elmerengett légyen
infinitive elmerengni elmerengnem elmerengned elmerengnie elmerengnünk elmerengnetek elmerengniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
elmerengés elmerengő elmerengett elmerengve (elmerengvén)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem mereng el or el is mereng.
Potential conjugation of elmereng
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. elmerenghetek elmerenghetsz elmerenghet elmerenghetünk elmerenghettek elmerenghetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. elmerenghettem elmerenghettél elmerenghetett elmerenghettünk elmerenghettetek elmerenghettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. elmerengheték elmerenghetél elmerenghete elmerengheténk elmerenghetétek elmerenghetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elmerenghet vala, elmerenghetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. elmerenghetendek
or elmerengandhatok
elmerenghetendesz
or elmerengandhatsz
elmerenghetend
or elmerengandhat
elmerenghetendünk
or elmerengandhatunk
elmerenghetendetek
or elmerengandhattok
elmerenghetendenek
or elmerengandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. elmerenghetnék elmerenghetnél elmerenghetne elmerenghetnénk elmerenghetnétek elmerenghetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elmerenghetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. elmerenghessek elmerenghess or
elmerenghessél
elmerenghessen elmerenghessünk elmerenghessetek elmerenghessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elmerenghetett légyen
infinitive (elmerenghetni) (elmerenghetnem) (elmerenghetned) (elmerenghetnie) (elmerenghetnünk) (elmerenghetnetek) (elmerenghetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(elmerenghetve / elmerenghetvén)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem merenghet el or el is merenghet.

Further reading

  • elmereng 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.
  • elmereng listed as an example at section II. 6b. of el 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).