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
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. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. javulnék javulnál javulna javulnánk javulnátok javulnának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. javuljak javulj or
javuljál		 javuljon javuljunk javuljatok javuljanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Infinitive javulni javulnom javulnod javulnia javulnunk javulnotok javulniuk
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
javulás javuló javult ― javulva javulhat

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • feljavul
  • megjavul

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
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