befordul

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ fordul

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛfordul]
• Hyphenation: be‧for‧dul

Verb

befordul

1. (intransitive) to turn (followed by -ra/-re) (to change direction and enter a relatively narrower or closed place)

   befordul a sarkon ― to turn the corner, to walk around the corner

   Befordultunk jobbra, egy mellékutcára. ― We turned right into a side street.

   A kocsi befordult a térre. ― The car entered the square.

   • 1843, Sándor Petőfi, Befordúltam a konyhára…

     Befordúltam a konyhára, / Rágyujtottam a pipára… / Azaz rágyujtottam volna, / Hogyha már nem égett volna.

2. (intransitive) to roll over (to turn in bed towards the wall before falling asleep)
3. (intransitive) to roll into (followed by -ba/-be) (to fall into something and tip over)

   A kocsi befordult az árokba. ― The car rolled into a ditch.

Conjugation

conjugation of befordul

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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	befordulok	befordulsz	befordul	befordulunk	befordultok	befordulnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	befordultam	befordultál	befordult	befordultunk	befordultatok	befordultak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	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. befordulni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	befordulék	befordulál	befordula	befordulánk	befordulátok	befordulának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. befordul vala, befordult vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	befordulandok	befordulandasz	beforduland	befordulandunk	befordulandotok	befordulandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	befordulnék	befordulnál	befordulna	befordulnánk	befordulnátok	befordulnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befordult volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	beforduljak	befordulj or beforduljál	beforduljon	beforduljunk	beforduljatok	beforduljanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befordult légyen
Infinitive	befordulni		befordulnom	befordulnod	befordulnia	befordulnunk	befordulnotok	befordulniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	befordulás		beforduló	befordult	―	befordulva (befordulván)

potential conjugation of befordul

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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	befordulhatok	befordulhatsz	befordulhat	befordulhatunk	befordulhattok	befordulhatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	befordulhattam	befordulhattál	befordulhatott	befordulhattunk	befordulhattatok	befordulhattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	befordulhaték	befordulhatál	befordulhata	befordulhatánk	befordulhatátok	befordulhatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. befordulhat vala, befordulhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	befordulhatandok or befordulandhatok	befordulhatandasz or befordulandhatsz	befordulhatand or befordulandhat	befordulhatandunk or befordulandhatunk	befordulhatandotok or befordulandhattok	befordulhatandanak or befordulandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	befordulhatnék	befordulhatnál	befordulhatna	befordulhatnánk	befordulhatnátok	befordulhatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befordulhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	befordulhassak	befordulhass or befordulhassál	befordulhasson	befordulhassunk	befordulhassatok	befordulhassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befordulhatott légyen
Inf.	(befordulhatni)		(befordulhatnom)	(befordulhatnod)	(befordulhatnia)	(befordulhatnunk)	(befordulhatnotok)	(befordulhatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(befordulhatva / befordulhatván)

Derived terms

• befordulás