elbújik

Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ bújik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlbuːjik]
• Hyphenation: el‧bú‧jik
• Rhymes: -uːjik

Verb

elbújik

1. (intransitive) to hide

Usage notes

This verb is called a pseudo-ik verb, as its -ik ending presents itself only in the 3rd-person singular (indicative present) form, but it is not an -ik verb in any other aspect. As a result, it cannot take the -om/-em/-öm ending in the 1st-person singular (indicative present) form, even in the most erudite style, only -ok/-ek/-ök. Naturally, the optional -m ending cannot appear, either, in their subjunctive or conditional 1st-person singular forms, so only -jak/-jek and -nék is possible in these respective forms. These verbs include the following: bomlik, (el)bújik, (meg)érik, (le)folyik, (össze)gyűlik, hazudik, (le)hull(ik), (bele)/(oda)illik, (meg)jelenik, (el)kopik, (el)múlik, ömlik, (meg)születik, (meg)szűnik, (meg)telik, tojik, (el)törik, (el)/(fel)tűnik, (el)válik, and (el)züllik. (Ki)nyílik partially belongs here, as it cannot take the first-person -om ending but it can take the third-person -jék.

Conjugation

Conjugation of elbújik

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.	elbújok	elbújsz	elbújik	elbújunk	elbújtok	elbújnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	elbújtam	elbújtál	elbújt	elbújtunk	elbújtatok	elbújtak
			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. el fog bújni.
archaic preterite		indef.	elbújék	elbújál	elbúja	elbújánk	elbújátok	elbújának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elbújik vala, elbújt vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	elbújandok	elbújandasz	elbújand	elbújandunk	elbújandotok	elbújandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	elbújnék	elbújnál	elbújna	elbújnánk	elbújnátok	elbújnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elbújt volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elbújjak	elbújj or elbújjál	elbújjon	elbújjunk	elbújjatok	elbújjanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elbújt légyen
infinitive	elbújni		elbújnom	elbújnod	elbújnia	elbújnunk	elbújnotok	elbújniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	elbújás		elbújó	elbújt	―	elbújva (elbújván)		elbújtat
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem bújik el or el is bújik.

Potential conjugation of elbújik

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.	elbújhatok	elbújhatsz	elbújhat	elbújhatunk	elbújhattok	elbújhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	elbújhattam	elbújhattál	elbújhatott	elbújhattunk	elbújhattatok	elbújhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	elbújhaték	elbújhatál	elbújhata	elbújhatánk	elbújhatátok	elbújhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elbújhat vala, elbújhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	elbújhatandok or elbújandhatok	elbújhatandasz or elbújandhatsz	elbújhatand or elbújandhat	elbújhatandunk or elbújandhatunk	elbújhatandotok or elbújandhattok	elbújhatandanak or elbújandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	elbújhatnék	elbújhatnál	elbújhatna	elbújhatnánk	elbújhatnátok	elbújhatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elbújhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elbújhassak	elbújhass or elbújhassál	elbújhasson	elbújhassunk	elbújhassatok	elbújhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elbújhatott légyen
infinitive	(elbújhatni)		(elbújhatnom)	(elbújhatnod)	(elbújhatnia)	(elbújhatnunk)	(elbújhatnotok)	(elbújhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(elbújhatva / elbújhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem bújhat el or el is bújhat.

Derived terms

• elbújás

Further reading

• elbújik 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.
• elbújik 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).