dumál

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See also: dumal and dumał

Hungarian

Etymology

duma (“talk, chat”) +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

Verb

dumál

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, also derogatory) to talk, spiel, chatter (to talk at length unnecessarily)
    Synonyms: fecseg, locsog, szövegel
  2. (intransitive, colloquial, also humorous) to talk, to chat, to speak (to be engaged in informal conversation)
    Synonyms: társalog, beszélget
  3. (transitive, colloquial, with -nak/-nek) to say something to someone
    Synonyms: mond, beszél
  4. (intransitive, colloquial, derogatory) to lie, fudge, prevaricate, fabricate (to state falsehoods)
    Synonyms: mellébeszél, hantál

Conjugation

conjugation of dumál
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. dumálok dumálsz dumál dumálunk dumáltok dumálnak
Def. dumálom dumálod dumálja dumáljuk dumáljátok dumálják
2nd-p. o. dumállak ―
Past Indef. dumáltam dumáltál dumált dumáltunk dumáltatok dumáltak
Def. dumáltam dumáltad dumálta dumáltuk dumáltátok dumálták
2nd-p. o. dumáltalak ―
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. dumálni fog.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. dumálék dumálál dumála dumálánk dumálátok dumálának
Def. dumálám dumálád dumálá dumálánk dumálátok dumálák
2nd-p. o. dumálálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dumál vala, dumált vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. dumálandok dumálandasz dumáland dumálandunk dumálandotok dumálandanak
Def. dumálandom dumálandod dumálandja dumálandjuk dumálandjátok dumálandják
2nd-p. o. dumálandalak ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dumálnék dumálnál dumálna dumálnánk dumálnátok dumálnának
Def. dumálnám dumálnád dumálná dumálnánk
(or dumálnók) 		dumálnátok dumálnák
2nd-p. o. dumálnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dumált volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dumáljak dumálj or
dumáljál 		dumáljon dumáljunk dumáljatok dumáljanak
Def. dumáljam dumáld or
dumáljad 		dumálja dumáljuk dumáljátok dumálják
2nd-p. o. dumáljalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dumált légyen
Infinitive dumálni dumálnom dumálnod dumálnia dumálnunk dumálnotok dumálniuk
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
dumálás dumáló dumált dumálandó dumálva (dumálván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
potential conjugation of dumál
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. dumálhatok dumálhatsz dumálhat dumálhatunk dumálhattok dumálhatnak
Def. dumálhatom dumálhatod dumálhatja dumálhatjuk dumálhatjátok dumálhatják
2nd-p. o. dumálhatlak ―
Past Indef. dumálhattam dumálhattál dumálhatott dumálhattunk dumálhattatok dumálhattak
Def. dumálhattam dumálhattad dumálhatta dumálhattuk dumálhattátok dumálhatták
2nd-p. o. dumálhattalak ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. dumálhaték dumálhatál dumálhata dumálhatánk dumálhatátok dumálhatának
Def. dumálhatám dumálhatád dumálhatá dumálhatánk dumálhatátok dumálhaták
2nd-p. o. dumálhatálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. dumálhat vala, dumálhatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. dumálhatandok
or dumálandhatok 		dumálhatandasz
or dumálandhatsz 		dumálhatand
or dumálandhat 		dumálhatandunk
or dumálandhatunk 		dumálhatandotok
or dumálandhattok 		dumálhatandanak
or dumálandhatnak
Def. dumálhatandom
or dumálandhatom 		dumálhatandod
or dumálandhatod 		dumálhatandja
or dumálandhatja 		dumálhatandjuk
or dumálandhatjuk 		dumálhatandjátok
or dumálandhatjátok 		dumálhatandják
or dumálandhatják
2nd-p. o. dumálhatandalak
or dumálandhatlak 		―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dumálhatnék dumálhatnál dumálhatna dumálhatnánk dumálhatnátok dumálhatnának
Def. dumálhatnám dumálhatnád dumálhatná dumálhatnánk
(or dumálhatnók) 		dumálhatnátok dumálhatnák
2nd-p. o. dumálhatnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dumálhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dumálhassak dumálhass or
dumálhassál 		dumálhasson dumálhassunk dumálhassatok dumálhassanak
Def. dumálhassam dumálhasd or
dumálhassad 		dumálhassa dumálhassuk dumálhassátok dumálhassák
2nd-p. o. dumálhassalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dumálhatott légyen
Inf. (dumálhatni) (dumálhatnom) (dumálhatnod) (dumálhatnia) (dumálhatnunk) (dumálhatnotok) (dumálhatniuk)
Positive adjective dumálható Neg. adj. dumálhatatlan Adv. part. (dumálhatva / dumálhatván)

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • dumál 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
  • dumál 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)
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