barnul

Hungarian

Etymology

From barna (brown) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix). First attested in 1778.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒrnul]
  • Rhymes: -ul
  • Hyphenation: bar‧nul

Verb

barnul

  1. (intransitive) to brown (to become or turn brown)
    Már barnulnak a fák levelei.The leaves on the trees are already turning brown.
  2. (intransitive) to tan (to change to a tan color due to exposure to the sun)
    Van, aki könnyen barnul a napon.Some people tan easily in the sun.

Conjugation

Conjugation of barnul
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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. barnulok barnulsz barnul barnulunk barnultok barnulnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. barnultam barnultál barnult barnultunk barnultatok barnultak
def.
2nd obj
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. barnulni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. barnulék barnulál barnula barnulánk barnulátok barnulának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. barnul vala, barnult vala/volt.
archaic future indef. barnulandok barnulandasz barnuland barnulandunk barnulandotok barnulandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. barnulnék barnulnál barnulna barnulnánk barnulnátok barnulnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. barnult volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. barnuljak barnulj or
barnuljál
barnuljon barnuljunk barnuljatok barnuljanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. barnult légyen
infinitive barnulni barnulnom barnulnod barnulnia barnulnunk barnulnotok barnulniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
barnulás barnuló barnult barnulva (barnulván)
Potential conjugation of barnul
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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. barnulhatok barnulhatsz barnulhat barnulhatunk barnulhattok barnulhatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. barnulhattam barnulhattál barnulhatott barnulhattunk barnulhattatok barnulhattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. barnulhaték barnulhatál barnulhata barnulhatánk barnulhatátok barnulhatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. barnulhat vala, barnulhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. barnulhatandok
or barnulandhatok
barnulhatandasz
or barnulandhatsz
barnulhatand
or barnulandhat
barnulhatandunk
or barnulandhatunk
barnulhatandotok
or barnulandhattok
barnulhatandanak
or barnulandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. barnulhatnék barnulhatnál barnulhatna barnulhatnánk barnulhatnátok barnulhatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. barnulhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. barnulhassak barnulhass or
barnulhassál
barnulhasson barnulhassunk barnulhassatok barnulhassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. barnulhatott légyen
infinitive (barnulhatni) (barnulhatnom) (barnulhatnod) (barnulhatnia) (barnulhatnunk) (barnulhatnotok) (barnulhatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(barnulhatva / barnulhatván)

Derived terms

  • barnulgat

(With verbal prefixes):

  • lebarnul
  • megbarnul

References

  1. ^ barnul in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2025.

Further reading

  • barnul in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • barnul 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).