múlik
Hungarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *mule- (“to go by, pass”) + -ik.
Pronunciation
Verb
múlik
- (intransitive, of time) to pass, to go by, to elapse
- 1906, Gyula Krúdy, A podolini kísértet,[1] chapter 6:
- A podolini Riminiszky-házban egyhangúan múltak a napok. A házigazda meggyógyult, és a medvebőrt többé senki sem terítette a sarokba, hogy Ancsurka macskájával oda letelepedjen.
- 1906, Gyula Krúdy, A podolini kísértet,[1] chapter 6:
- (intransitive) to become less and less prominent
- Synonym: elül
- (intransitive, of pain) to subside, to stop gradually
- Synonyms: csökken, csillapodik, enyhül, szűnik
- (intransitive) to depend on, to be up to someone, to be a question/matter of something (-n/-on/-en/-ön)
Conjugation
| 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. | múlok | múlsz | múlik | múlunk | múltok | múlnak | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | múltam | múltál | múlt or múlott |
múltunk | múltatok | múltak | ||
| 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. múlni fog. | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | múlék | múlál | múla | múlánk | múlátok | múlának | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. múlik vala, múlt vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | múlandok | múlandasz | múland | múlandunk | múlandotok | múlandanak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | múlnék | múlnál | múlna | múlnánk | múlnátok | múlnának | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. múlt volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | múljak | múlj or múljál |
múljon | múljunk | múljatok | múljanak | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. múlt légyen | ||||||||
| Infinitive | múlni | múlnom | múlnod | múlnia | múlnunk | múlnotok | múlniuk | ||
| Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
| múlás | múló | múlt | múlandó | múlva (múlván) | |||||
| 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. | múlhatok | múlhatsz | múlhat | múlhatunk | múlhattok | múlhatnak | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | múlhattam | múlhattál | múlhatott | múlhattunk | múlhattatok | múlhattak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | múlhaték | múlhatál | múlhata | múlhatánk | múlhatátok | múlhatának | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. múlhat vala, múlhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | múlhatandok or múlandhatok |
múlhatandasz or múlandhatsz |
múlhatand or múlandhat |
múlhatandunk or múlandhatunk |
múlhatandotok or múlandhattok |
múlhatandanak or múlandhatnak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | múlhatnék | múlhatnál | múlhatna | múlhatnánk | múlhatnátok | múlhatnának | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. múlhatott volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | múlhassak | múlhass or múlhassál |
múlhasson | múlhassunk | múlhassatok | múlhassanak | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. múlhatott légyen | ||||||||
| Inf. | (múlhatni) | (múlhatnom) | (múlhatnod) | (múlhatnia) | (múlhatnunk) | (múlhatnotok) | (múlhatniuk) | ||
| Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (múlhatva / múlhatván) | ||||
The alternative form múlott instead of múlt is only used in the sense "to depend", or less often "to go by". The short form múlt can be used in all senses. Examples: Nem rajtam múlott/múlt. ― It didn't depend on me. Az idő egyre csak múlt, és még mindig nem jött válasz. ― Time was going by fast, and there was still no answer. Próbáltam elaludni, de nem múlt a fájdalom. ― I tried to go to sleep, but the pain wouldn't subside.
Usage notes
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.