Hungarian

Suffix

-él

1. (noun suffix, archaic) Added to a verb to form a noun.

   köt ‎(“to bind”) → kötél ‎(“rope”)

Usage notes

• (archaic noun suffix) Variants:

  -ál is added to back vowel verbs

  -él is added to front vowel verbs

• See also the suffix variants -al/-el.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

-é- +‎ -l ‎(“verb suffix”)

Suffix

-él

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb to form a verb to express repetitive action. No longer productive.

   met ‎(“(archaic) to cut out”) → metél ‎(“to mince, chop up into small pieces”)

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -ál is added to back vowel verbs

  -él is added to front vowel verbs

Derived terms

Etymology 3

-é- +‎ -l ‎(“personal suffix”)

Suffix

-él

1. (personal suffix) Used in the second-person singular indefinite form of verbs. It appears in past tense as -tél, in conditional mood present as -nél and in subjunctive mood present as -jél.

   énekel ‎(“to sing”)

   Dalokat énekeltél? - Did you sing songs?

   Énekelnél valamit? - Would you sing something?

   Énekeljél valamit! - Sing something!

Usage notes

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -ál is added to back vowel verbs

  -él is added to front vowel verbs

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes