fajul

Hungarian

Etymology

faj +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfɒjul]
Hyphenation: fa‧jul
Rhymes: -ul

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Verb

fajul

(intransitive) to degenerate (into something: -vá/-vé; to a specified extent: -ig), to deteriorate, to get bad
Synonym: degenerálódik

Az önbizalom néha önelégültséggé fajulhat. ― Self-confidence can sometimes degenerate into self-satisfaction.

A jelenlegi helyzet azt mutatja meg, hogy meddig fajulhatnak a dolgok. ― The current situation shows how bad things can get.

A dolgok odáig fajultak, hogy a rendőrök is féltek. ― Things got so bad/deteriorated to such an extent that even the police were scared.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *fajul*
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
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.	fajulok	fajulsz	fajul	fajulunk	fajultok	fajulnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	fajultam	fajultál	fajult	fajultunk	fajultatok	fajultak
			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. fajulni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	fajulék	fajulál	fajula	fajulánk	fajulátok	fajulának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. fajul vala, fajult vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	fajulandok	fajulandasz	fajuland	fajulandunk	fajulandotok	fajulandanak
		def.	―
		2nd obj

conditional		present	indef.	fajulnék	fajulnál	fajulna	fajulnánk	fajulnátok	fajulnának
	def.		―
	2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. fajult volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	fajuljak	fajulj or fajuljál	fajuljon	fajuljunk	fajuljatok	fajuljanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. fajult légyen

infinitive		fajulni		fajulnom	fajulnod	fajulnia	fajulnunk	fajulnotok	fajulniuk
other forms	fajulás		fajuló	fajult	―	fajulva (fajulván)

Potential conjugation of *fajul*
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
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.	fajulhatok	fajulhatsz	fajulhat	fajulhatunk	fajulhattok	fajulhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	fajulhattam	fajulhattál	fajulhatott	fajulhattunk	fajulhattatok	fajulhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	fajulhaték	fajulhatál	fajulhata	fajulhatánk	fajulhatátok	fajulhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. fajulhat vala, fajulhatott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	fajulhatandok or fajulandhatok	fajulhatandasz or fajulandhatsz	fajulhatand or fajulandhat	fajulhatandunk or fajulandhatunk	fajulhatandotok or fajulandhattok	fajulhatandanak or fajulandhatnak
		def.	―
		2nd obj

conditional		present	indef.	fajulhatnék	fajulhatnál	fajulhatna	fajulhatnánk	fajulhatnátok	fajulhatnának
	def.		―
	2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. fajulhatott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	fajulhassak	fajulhass or fajulhassál	fajulhasson	fajulhassunk	fajulhassatok	fajulhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. fajulhatott légyen

infinitive		(fajulhatni)		(fajulhatnom)	(fajulhatnod)	(fajulhatnia)	(fajulhatnunk)	(fajulhatnotok)	(fajulhatniuk)
other forms	―			―		(fajulhatva / fajulhatván)

Derived terms

fajulás

(With verbal prefixes):

elfajul

References

^ fajul in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN