javul

Hungarian

Etymology

From the jav- stem of jó (“good”) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɒvul]
• Hyphenation: ja‧vul
• Rhymes: -ul

Verb

javul

1. (intransitive) to improve (to become better)

   Antonym: romlik

Conjugation

conjugation of javul

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.	javulok	javulsz	javul	javulunk	javultok	javulnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	javultam	javultál	javult	javultunk	javultatok	javultak
		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. javulni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	javulék	javulál	javula	javulánk	javulátok	javulának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. javul vala, javult vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	javulandok	javulandasz	javuland	javulandunk	javulandotok	javulandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	javulnék	javulnál	javulna	javulnánk	javulnátok	javulnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. javult volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	javuljak	javulj or javuljál	javuljon	javuljunk	javuljatok	javuljanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. javult légyen
Infinitive	javulni		javulnom	javulnod	javulnia	javulnunk	javulnotok	javulniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	javulás		javuló	javult	―	javulva (javulván)

potential conjugation of javul

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.	javulhatok	javulhatsz	javulhat	javulhatunk	javulhattok	javulhatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	javulhattam	javulhattál	javulhatott	javulhattunk	javulhattatok	javulhattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	javulhaték	javulhatál	javulhata	javulhatánk	javulhatátok	javulhatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. javulhat vala, javulhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	javulhatandok or javulandhatok	javulhatandasz or javulandhatsz	javulhatand or javulandhat	javulhatandunk or javulandhatunk	javulhatandotok or javulandhattok	javulhatandanak or javulandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	javulhatnék	javulhatnál	javulhatna	javulhatnánk	javulhatnátok	javulhatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. javulhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	javulhassak	javulhass or javulhassál	javulhasson	javulhassunk	javulhassatok	javulhassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. javulhatott légyen
Inf.	(javulhatni)		(javulhatnom)	(javulhatnod)	(javulhatnia)	(javulhatnunk)	(javulhatnotok)	(javulhatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(javulhatva / javulhatván)

Derived terms

• javulás

(With verbal prefixes):

• feljavul
• megjavul

Related terms

• javít

Further reading

• javul 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