elkopik
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From el- (perfective prefix) + kopik.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]elkopik
- (intransitive, of an object) to wear out (to become threadbare, to get thin from wear)
- (intransitive, of the human body) to wear out (to deteriorate over time due to continued use, exposure, or strain)
- (intransitive, figurative) to go stale (to lose its glamour)
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is called a pseudo-ik verb, as its -ik ending presents itself only in the 3rd-person singular (indicative present) form, but it is not an -ik verb in any other aspect. As a result, it cannot take the -om/-em/-öm ending in the 1st-person singular (indicative present) form, even in the most erudite style, only -ok/-ek/-ök. Naturally, the optional -m ending cannot appear, either, in their subjunctive or conditional 1st-person singular forms, so only -jak/-jek and -nék is possible in these respective forms. These verbs include the following: bomlik, (el)bújik, (meg)érik, (le)folyik, (össze)gyűlik, hazudik, (le)hull(ik), (bele)/(oda)illik, (meg)jelenik, (el)kopik, (el)múlik, ömlik, (meg)születik, (meg)szűnik, (meg)telik, tojik, (el)törik, (el)/(fel)tűnik, (el)válik, and (el)züllik. (Ki)nyílik partially belongs here, as it cannot take the first-person -om ending but it can take the third-person -jék.
Conjugation
[edit]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 | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | elkopok | elkopsz | elkopik | elkopunk | elkoptok | elkopnak | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | elkoptam | elkoptál | elkopott | elkoptunk | elkoptatok | elkoptak | ||
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. el fog kopni. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | elkopék or elkopám |
elkopál | elkopa or elkopék |
elkopánk | elkopátok | elkopának | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elkopik vala, elkopott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | elkopandok (or elkopandom) |
elkopandasz (or elkopandol) |
elkopand (or elkopandik*) |
elkopandunk | elkopandotok | elkopandanak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | elkopnék (or elkopnám) |
elkopnál | elkopna (or elkopnék*) |
elkopnánk | elkopnátok | elkopnának | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elkopott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | elkopjak | elkopj or elkopjál |
elkopjon or elkopjék |
elkopjunk | elkopjatok | elkopjanak | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elkopott légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | elkopni | elkopnom | elkopnod | elkopnia | elkopnunk | elkopnotok | elkopniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
elkopás | elkopó | elkopott | ― | elkopva (elkopván) | elkoptat | ||||
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem kopik el or el is kopik. |
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 | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | elkophatok | elkophatsz (or elkophatol) |
elkophat (or elkophatik) |
elkophatunk | elkophattok | elkophatnak | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | elkophattam | elkophattál | elkophatott | elkophattunk | elkophattatok | elkophattak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | elkophaték or elkophatám |
elkophatál | elkophata or elkophaték |
elkophatánk | elkophatátok | elkophatának | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. elkophat vala, elkophatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | elkophatandok or elkopandhatok (or elkophatandom or elkopandhatom) |
elkophatandasz or elkopandhatsz (or elkophatandol or elkopandhatol) |
elkophatand or elkopandhat (or elkophatandik or elkopandhatik*) |
elkophatandunk or elkopandhatunk |
elkophatandotok or elkopandhattok |
elkophatandanak or elkopandhatnak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | elkophatnék (or elkophatnám) |
elkophatnál | elkophatna (or elkophatnék*) |
elkophatnánk | elkophatnátok | elkophatnának | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elkophatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | elkophassak (or elkophassam) |
elkophass or elkophassál |
elkophasson (or elkophassék) |
elkophassunk | elkophassatok | elkophassanak | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elkophatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (elkophatni) | (elkophatnom) | (elkophatnod) | (elkophatnia) | (elkophatnunk) | (elkophatnotok) | (elkophatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (elkophatva / elkophatván) | ||||
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem kophat el or el is kophat. |
Further reading
[edit]- elkopik in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- elkopik in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)