Hungarian

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Etymology

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le- +‎ rövidül (to become shorter and shorter)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛrøvidyl]
  • Hyphenation: le‧rö‧vi‧dül
  • Rhymes: -yl

Verb

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lerövidül

  1. (intransitive, of time) to shorten (to become shorter)
    A technikai fejlődés hatására a repülési idő lerövidült.As a result of technological advance, the flight time had become shorter.

Usage notes

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It has the sense of certainty, a completed state compared to rövidül which indicates that the action is still in process.

Conjugation

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