alapul

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• alapszik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlɒpul]
• Hyphenation: ala‧pul
• Rhymes: -ul

Etymology 1

alap (“basis”) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix)

Verb

alapul

1. (intransitive) to be founded/based upon something (-n/-on/-en/-ön)

   Ez tényeken alapul. ― This is based on facts.

Conjugation

conjugation of alapul

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.	alapulok	alapulsz	alapul	alapulunk	alapultok	alapulnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	alapultam	alapultál	alapult	alapultunk	alapultatok	alapultak
		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. alapulni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	alapulék	alapulál	alapula	alapulánk	alapulátok	alapulának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. alapul vala, alapult vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	alapulandok	alapulandasz	alapuland	alapulandunk	alapulandotok	alapulandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	alapulnék	alapulnál	alapulna	alapulnánk	alapulnátok	alapulnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alapult volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	alapuljak	alapulj or alapuljál	alapuljon	alapuljunk	alapuljatok	alapuljanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. alapult légyen
Infinitive	alapulni		alapulnom	alapulnod	alapulnia	alapulnunk	alapulnotok	alapulniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	alapulás		alapuló	alapult	―	alapulva (alapulván)

potential conjugation of alapul

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.	alapulhatok	alapulhatsz	alapulhat	alapulhatunk	alapulhattok	alapulhatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	alapulhattam	alapulhattál	alapulhatott	alapulhattunk	alapulhattatok	alapulhattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	alapulhaték	alapulhatál	alapulhata	alapulhatánk	alapulhatátok	alapulhatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. alapulhat vala, alapulhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	alapulhatandok or alapulandhatok	alapulhatandasz or alapulandhatsz	alapulhatand or alapulandhat	alapulhatandunk or alapulandhatunk	alapulhatandotok or alapulandhattok	alapulhatandanak or alapulandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	alapulhatnék	alapulhatnál	alapulhatna	alapulhatnánk	alapulhatnátok	alapulhatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. alapulhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	alapulhassak	alapulhass or alapulhassál	alapulhasson	alapulhassunk	alapulhassatok	alapulhassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. alapulhatott légyen
Inf.	(alapulhatni)		(alapulhatnom)	(alapulhatnod)	(alapulhatnia)	(alapulhatnunk)	(alapulhatnotok)	(alapulhatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(alapulhatva / alapulhatván)

Related terms

• alapít

 

Etymology 2

alap (“basis”) +‎ -ul (“as”, case suffix)

Noun

alapul

1. essive-modal singular of alap

Further reading

• (to be based): alapul 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
• (to be based): alapul 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)