Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

be- +‎ száll

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛsaːlː]
  • Hyphenation: be‧száll
  • Rhymes: -aːlː

Verb edit

beszáll

  1. (intransitive) to get in (-ba/-be)
    Beszálltam a kocsiba.I got into the car.
  2. (intransitive) to fly in (-ba/-be)
    A madár beszállt a szobába.The bird flew into the room.

Usage notes edit

When using the verb száll and its derivatives (szállás, szálló) with various means of transportation, the prefixed forms with be- (in) and ki- (out) are mostly reserved for cars (the noun having the suffix -ba/-be). In the other cases, fel-/föl- (up, on) and le- (down, off) are generally preferred (the noun having the suffix -ra/-re), conveying a transport line or route in an abstract sense, and where there are (at least traditionally) steps, such as trams, buses, trolleybuses, trains (including HÉV), metro, ships, and airplanes. (See also the other means of transport in Budapest.) On the other hand, be- and ki- may still be used for the latter vehicles in a literal sense, entering them as 3D objects, if no steps are needed to ascend.

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Further reading edit

  • beszáll 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
  • beszáll 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)