elpattan

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Hungarian

Etymology

From el- +‎ pattan.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: el‧pat‧tan

Verb

elpattan

  1. (intransitive) to pop, break, snap (of a string etc.), crack (of glass), burst (of a bubble or vessel)
    Elpattant a hegedű húrja. ― The violin string snapped.
    Az olajlámpa üvege hirtelen elpattant. ― The chimney of the oil lamp suddenly cracked.
    Elpattant egy kis ér a bal szememben. ― A small blood vessel burst in my left eye.
  2. (intransitive) to spring away, rebound, bounce off
    A labda elpattant a focista lábáról. ― The ball bounced off the footballer's foot.

Conjugation

conjugation of elpattan
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. elpattanok elpattansz elpattan elpattanunk elpattantok elpattannak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. elpattantam elpattantál elpattant elpattantunk elpattantatok elpattantak
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 pattanni.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. elpattanék elpattanál elpattana elpattanánk elpattanátok elpattanának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elpattan vala, elpattant vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. elpattanandok elpattanandasz elpattanand elpattanandunk elpattanandotok elpattanandanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. elpattannék elpattannál elpattanna elpattannánk elpattannátok elpattannának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elpattant volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. elpattanjak elpattanj or
elpattanjál 		elpattanjon elpattanjunk elpattanjatok elpattanjanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elpattant légyen
Infinitive elpattanni elpattannom elpattannod elpattannia elpattannunk elpattannotok elpattanniuk
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
elpattanás elpattanó elpattant ― elpattanva (elpattanván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem pattan el or el is pattan.
potential conjugation of elpattan
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. elpattanhatok elpattanhatsz elpattanhat elpattanhatunk elpattanhattok elpattanhatnak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. elpattanhattam elpattanhattál elpattanhatott elpattanhattunk elpattanhattatok elpattanhattak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. elpattanhaték elpattanhatál elpattanhata elpattanhatánk elpattanhatátok elpattanhatának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. elpattanhat vala, elpattanhatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. elpattanhatandok
or elpattanandhatok 		elpattanhatandasz
or elpattanandhatsz 		elpattanhatand
or elpattanandhat 		elpattanhatandunk
or elpattanandhatunk 		elpattanhatandotok
or elpattanandhattok 		elpattanhatandanak
or elpattanandhatnak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. elpattanhatnék elpattanhatnál elpattanhatna elpattanhatnánk elpattanhatnátok elpattanhatnának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elpattanhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. elpattanhassak elpattanhass or
elpattanhassál 		elpattanhasson elpattanhassunk elpattanhassatok elpattanhassanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elpattanhatott légyen
Inf. (elpattanhatni) (elpattanhatnom) (elpattanhatnod) (elpattanhatnia) (elpattanhatnunk) (elpattanhatnotok) (elpattanhatniuk)
Positive adjective ― Neg. adj. ― Adv. part. (elpattanhatva / elpattanhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem pattanhat el or el is pattanhat.

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Further reading

  • elpattan 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
  • elpattan 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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