boldogul
Appearance
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From boldog -ul (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]boldogul
- (intransitive) to prosper, thrive, get on, succeed (in something: -ban/-ben)
- Szakmájában jól boldogult. Két év múlva előléptették. ― He prospered in his profession. He was promoted after two years.
- (intransitive) (can) handle, (can) manage, (can) cope with something (-val/-vel)
- A tanulók nehezen boldogulnak a feladattal. ― Students find it difficult to cope with the task.
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of boldogul
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. | boldogulok | boldogulsz | boldogul | boldogulunk | boldogultok | boldogulnak | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | boldogultam | boldogultál | boldogult | boldogultunk | boldogultatok | boldogultak | ||
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. boldogulni fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | boldogulék | boldogulál | boldogula | boldogulánk | boldogulátok | boldogulának | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. boldogul vala, boldogult vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | boldogulandok | boldogulandasz | boldoguland | boldogulandunk | boldogulandotok | boldogulandanak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | boldogulnék | boldogulnál | boldogulna | boldogulnánk | boldogulnátok | boldogulnának | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. boldogult volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | boldoguljak | boldogulj or boldoguljál |
boldoguljon | boldoguljunk | boldoguljatok | boldoguljanak | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. boldogult légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | boldogulni | boldogulnom | boldogulnod | boldogulnia | boldogulnunk | boldogulnotok | boldogulniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
boldogulás | boldoguló | boldogult | ― | boldogulva (boldogulván) | |||||
potential conjugation of boldogul
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. | boldogulhatok | boldogulhatsz | boldogulhat | boldogulhatunk | boldogulhattok | boldogulhatnak | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | boldogulhattam | boldogulhattál | boldogulhatott | boldogulhattunk | boldogulhattatok | boldogulhattak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | boldogulhaték | boldogulhatál | boldogulhata | boldogulhatánk | boldogulhatátok | boldogulhatának | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. boldogulhat vala, boldogulhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | boldogulhatandok or boldogulandhatok |
boldogulhatandasz or boldogulandhatsz |
boldogulhatand or boldogulandhat |
boldogulhatandunk or boldogulandhatunk |
boldogulhatandotok or boldogulandhattok |
boldogulhatandanak or boldogulandhatnak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | boldogulhatnék | boldogulhatnál | boldogulhatna | boldogulhatnánk | boldogulhatnátok | boldogulhatnának | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. boldogulhatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | boldogulhassak | boldogulhass or boldogulhassál |
boldogulhasson | boldogulhassunk | boldogulhassatok | boldogulhassanak | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. boldogulhatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (boldogulhatni) | (boldogulhatnom) | (boldogulhatnod) | (boldogulhatnia) | (boldogulhatnunk) | (boldogulhatnotok) | (boldogulhatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (boldogulhatva / boldogulhatván) | ||||
Derived terms
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Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- boldogul 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
- boldogul in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).