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-dál

-dál

See also: dal, Dal, dál, dâl, dał, -dal, , and дал

Hungarian

Suffix

-dál

  1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb to form a verb to express the frequent repetition of an action.
    harap (to bite)harapdál (to keep on biting, to nibble)

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • (frequentative suffix) Mostly used by short, one-syllable words. No longer productive. Harmonic variants:
    -dal is added to back vowel words
    -del is added to front vowel words
    -dál is added to back vowel words

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-d%C3%A1l'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -dál</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes