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-lel

-lel

See also: lel and -lél

Hungarian

Suffix

-lel

  1. (verb suffix) Added to a verb to create a verb either with frequentative or causative meaning. It was also attached to nouns to create new verbs during the Hungarian language reform.
    kér ‎(“to ask”) → kérlel ‎(“to plead”) (frequentative )
    érik ‎(“to ripen, become ripe”) → érlel ‎(“to ripen, make ripe”) (causative)
    szín ‎(“color”) → színlel ‎(“to pretend”)

Usage notes

  • (verb suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -lal is added to back vowel words
    -lel is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-lel'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -lel</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɛl]

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