alakul

Hungarian

Etymology

alak (“form, shape”, noun) +‎ -ul (intransitive verb-forming suffix), created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlɒkul]

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• Hyphenation: ala‧kul
• Rhymes: -ul

Verb

alakul

1. (intransitive) to take shape, become, turn out

   Mindig így alakul. ― It always turns out like that.

   Minden jól alakul. ― All goes well.

2. (intransitive) Synonym of átalakul (“to change, turn into, transform, metamorphose into something”, used with -vá/-vé)

Conjugation

Conjugation of alakul

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.	alakulok	alakulsz	alakul	alakulunk	alakultok	alakulnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	alakultam	alakultál	alakult	alakultunk	alakultatok	alakultak
			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. alakulni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	alakulék	alakulál	alakula	alakulánk	alakulátok	alakulának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. alakul vala, alakult vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	alakulandok	alakulandasz	alakuland	alakulandunk	alakulandotok	alakulandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	alakulnék	alakulnál	alakulna	alakulnánk	alakulnátok	alakulnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alakult volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	alakuljak	alakulj or alakuljál	alakuljon	alakuljunk	alakuljatok	alakuljanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. alakult légyen
infinitive	alakulni		alakulnom	alakulnod	alakulnia	alakulnunk	alakulnotok	alakulniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	alakulás		alakuló	alakult	―	alakulva (alakulván)

Potential conjugation of alakul

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.	alakulhatok	alakulhatsz	alakulhat	alakulhatunk	alakulhattok	alakulhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	alakulhattam	alakulhattál	alakulhatott	alakulhattunk	alakulhattatok	alakulhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	alakulhaték	alakulhatál	alakulhata	alakulhatánk	alakulhatátok	alakulhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. alakulhat vala, alakulhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	alakulhatandok or alakulandhatok	alakulhatandasz or alakulandhatsz	alakulhatand or alakulandhat	alakulhatandunk or alakulandhatunk	alakulhatandotok or alakulandhattok	alakulhatandanak or alakulandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	alakulhatnék	alakulhatnál	alakulhatna	alakulhatnánk	alakulhatnátok	alakulhatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alakulhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	alakulhassak	alakulhass or alakulhassál	alakulhasson	alakulhassunk	alakulhassatok	alakulhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. alakulhatott légyen
infinitive	(alakulhatni)		(alakulhatnom)	(alakulhatnod)	(alakulhatnia)	(alakulhatnunk)	(alakulhatnotok)	(alakulhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(alakulhatva / alakulhatván)

Derived terms

• alakulat
• alakulás

(With verbal prefixes):

• átalakul
• kialakul
• megalakul
• újjáalakul
• visszaalakul

Related terms

• alakít

Further reading

• alakul 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.
• alakul 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).