javul

Hungarian

Etymology

From the jav- stem of (good) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɒvul]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧vul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

javul

  1. (intransitive) to improve (to become better)
    Antonym: romlik

Conjugation

Conjugation of javul
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. javulok javulsz javul javulunk javultok javulnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. javultam javultál javult javultunk javultatok javultak
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. javulni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. javulék javulál javula javulánk javulátok javulának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. javul vala, javult vala/volt.
archaic future indef. javulandok javulandasz javuland javulandunk javulandotok javulandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. javulnék javulnál javulna javulnánk javulnátok javulnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. javult volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. javuljak javulj or
javuljál
javuljon javuljunk javuljatok javuljanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. javult légyen
infinitive javulni javulnom javulnod javulnia javulnunk javulnotok javulniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
javulás javuló javult javulva (javulván)
Potential conjugation of javul
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. javulhatok javulhatsz javulhat javulhatunk javulhattok javulhatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. javulhattam javulhattál javulhatott javulhattunk javulhattatok javulhattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. javulhaték javulhatál javulhata javulhatánk javulhatátok javulhatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. javulhat vala, javulhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. javulhatandok
or javulandhatok
javulhatandasz
or javulandhatsz
javulhatand
or javulandhat
javulhatandunk
or javulandhatunk
javulhatandotok
or javulandhattok
javulhatandanak
or javulandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. javulhatnék javulhatnál javulhatna javulhatnánk javulhatnátok javulhatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. javulhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. javulhassak javulhass or
javulhassál
javulhasson javulhassunk javulhassatok javulhassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. javulhatott légyen
infinitive (javulhatni) (javulhatnom) (javulhatnod) (javulhatnia) (javulhatnunk) (javulhatnotok) (javulhatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(javulhatva / javulhatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • feljavul
  • megjavul

Further reading

  • javul 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.