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Definition 2024
kertel
kertel
See also: kértél
Hungarian
Verb
kertel
- (intransitive) hedge (to evade the truth deliberately when answering questions)
- Ne kertelj, mondd meg az igazat! - Don't hedge, tell the truth!
- (archaic) fence (build a fence around the garden) as in this nursery rhyme :
- Én kis kertet kerteltem, bazsarózsát ültettem.
- Szél, szél fújdogálja, eső, eső veregeti, hú!
- I fenced a little garden, I planted a peony,
- Wind, wind keeps blowing it gently, rain, rain keeps falling on it gently, huh!
Conjugation
conjugation of kertel
| Infinitive | kertelni | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past participle | kertelt | |||||||
| Present participle | kertelő | |||||||
| Future participle | - | |||||||
| Adverbial participle | kertelve | |||||||
| Potential | kertelhet | |||||||
| 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal | 3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal | 3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal |
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| Indicative Mood | Present | Indefinite | kertelek | kertelsz | kertel | kertelünk | kerteltek | kertelnek |
| Definite | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | |||||||
| Past | Indefinite | kerteltem | kerteltél | kertelt | kerteltünk | kerteltetek | kerteltek | |
| Definite | - | |||||||
| Conditional Mood | Present | Indefinite | kertelnék | kertelnél | kertelne | kertelnénk | kertelnétek | kertelnének |
| Definite | - | |||||||
| Subjunctive Mood | Present | Indefinite | kerteljek | kertelj or kerteljél |
kerteljen | kerteljünk | kerteljetek | kerteljenek |
| Definite | - | |||||||
| Conjugated Infinitive | kertelnem | kertelned | kertelnie | kertelnünk | kertelnetek | kertelniük | ||
Synonyms
- csűr-csavar
- hebeg-habog
- hímez-hámoz
- kerülgeti, mint macska a forró kását
- kibúvókat keres
- kitér a válaszadás elől
- köntörfalaz
- mellébeszél
- ötöl-hatol