elpattan

Hungarian

Etymology

From el- +‎ pattan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlpɒtːɒn]
• Hyphenation: el‧pat‧tan

Verb

elpattan

1. (intransitive) to pop, break, snap (of a string etc.), crack (of glass), burst (of a bubble or vessel)

   Elpattant a hegedű húrja. ― The violin string snapped.

   Az olajlámpa üvege hirtelen elpattant. ― The chimney of the oil lamp suddenly cracked.

   Elpattant egy kis ér a bal szememben. ― A small blood vessel burst in my left eye.

2. (intransitive) to spring away, rebound, bounce off

   A labda elpattant a focista lábáról. ― The ball bounced off the footballer's foot.

Conjugation

conjugation of elpattan

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.	elpattanok	elpattansz	elpattan	elpattanunk	elpattantok	elpattannak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	elpattantam	elpattantál	elpattant	elpattantunk	elpattantatok	elpattantak
		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. el fog pattanni.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	elpattanék	elpattanál	elpattana	elpattanánk	elpattanátok	elpattanának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elpattan vala, elpattant vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	elpattanandok	elpattanandasz	elpattanand	elpattanandunk	elpattanandotok	elpattanandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elpattannék	elpattannál	elpattanna	elpattannánk	elpattannátok	elpattannának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elpattant volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elpattanjak	elpattanj or elpattanjál	elpattanjon	elpattanjunk	elpattanjatok	elpattanjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elpattant légyen
Infinitive	elpattanni		elpattannom	elpattannod	elpattannia	elpattannunk	elpattannotok	elpattanniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	elpattanás		elpattanó	elpattant	―	elpattanva (elpattanván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem pattan el or el is pattan.

potential conjugation of elpattan

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.	elpattanhatok	elpattanhatsz	elpattanhat	elpattanhatunk	elpattanhattok	elpattanhatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	elpattanhattam	elpattanhattál	elpattanhatott	elpattanhattunk	elpattanhattatok	elpattanhattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	elpattanhaték	elpattanhatál	elpattanhata	elpattanhatánk	elpattanhatátok	elpattanhatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. elpattanhat vala, elpattanhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	elpattanhatandok or elpattanandhatok	elpattanhatandasz or elpattanandhatsz	elpattanhatand or elpattanandhat	elpattanhatandunk or elpattanandhatunk	elpattanhatandotok or elpattanandhattok	elpattanhatandanak or elpattanandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elpattanhatnék	elpattanhatnál	elpattanhatna	elpattanhatnánk	elpattanhatnátok	elpattanhatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elpattanhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elpattanhassak	elpattanhass or elpattanhassál	elpattanhasson	elpattanhassunk	elpattanhassatok	elpattanhassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elpattanhatott légyen
Inf.	(elpattanhatni)		(elpattanhatnom)	(elpattanhatnod)	(elpattanhatnia)	(elpattanhatnunk)	(elpattanhatnotok)	(elpattanhatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(elpattanhatva / elpattanhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem pattanhat el or el is pattanhat.

Derived terms

• elpattanás
• elpattanó
• elpattant

 

Expressions

• elpattan egy húr

 

Further reading

• elpattan 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
• elpattan 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)