Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the same stem as tanít (to teach) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒnul]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧nul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb edit

tanul

  1. (transitive) to study, to learn (to acquire or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something; from someone: -tól/-től)
    Perfective: megtanul
    Coordinate term: tanít
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to study (to review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination)
  3. (intransitive) to study, to learn (to attend a course or other educational activity; with/from a teacher: -nál/-nél)
  4. (intransitive) to learn (to gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve; from something: -ból/-ből)

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Further reading edit

  • tanul 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