furdal

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1533. From fúr (“to drill, to bore”) +‎ -dal (frequentative verb-forming suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfurdɒl]
Hyphenation: fur‧dal
Rhymes: -ɒl

Verb

furdal

(transitive, archaic) to prick, to stick, to prod, to poke, to dig (repeatedly or multiple times)
Synonyms: furkál, döfköd

Usage notes

Today it is almost only used with lelkiismeret (“conscience”) (or concepts like bűntudat (“guilt, remorse”)) and kíváncsiság (“curiosity”) as well as in the phrase below, otherwise it is archaic.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *furdal*
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
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	indicative	present	indef.	furdalok	furdalsz	furdal	furdalunk	furdaltok	furdalnak
			def.	furdalom	furdalod	furdalja	furdaljuk	furdaljátok	furdalják
			2nd obj	furdallak
		past	indef.	furdaltam	furdaltál	furdalt	furdaltunk	furdaltatok	furdaltak
			def.	furdaltam	furdaltad	furdalta	furdaltuk	furdaltátok	furdalták
			2nd obj	furdaltalak
		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. furdalni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	furdalék	furdalál	furdala	furdalánk	furdalátok	furdalának
		def.	furdalám	furdalád	furdalá	furdalánk	furdalátok	furdalák
		2nd obj	furdalálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. furdal vala, furdalt vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	furdalandok	furdalandasz	furdaland	furdalandunk	furdalandotok	furdalandanak
		def.	furdalandom	furdalandod	furdalandja	furdalandjuk	furdalandjátok	furdalandják
		2nd obj	furdalandalak

conditional		present	indef.	furdalnék	furdalnál	furdalna	furdalnánk	furdalnátok	furdalnának
	def.		furdalnám	furdalnád	furdalná	furdalnánk (or furdalnók)	furdalnátok	furdalnák
	2nd obj		furdalnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. furdalt volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	furdaljak	furdalj or furdaljál	furdaljon	furdaljunk	furdaljatok	furdaljanak
			def.	furdaljam	furdald or furdaljad	furdalja	furdaljuk	furdaljátok	furdalják
			2nd obj	furdaljalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. furdalt légyen

infinitive		furdalni		furdalnom	furdalnod	furdalnia	furdalnunk	furdalnotok	furdalniuk
other forms	furdalás		furdaló	furdalt	furdalandó	furdalva (furdalván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).

Potential conjugation of *furdal*
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
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	indicative	present	indef.	furdalhatok	furdalhatsz	furdalhat	furdalhatunk	furdalhattok	furdalhatnak
			def.	furdalhatom	furdalhatod	furdalhatja	furdalhatjuk	furdalhatjátok	furdalhatják
			2nd obj	furdalhatlak
		past	indef.	furdalhattam	furdalhattál	furdalhatott	furdalhattunk	furdalhattatok	furdalhattak
			def.	furdalhattam	furdalhattad	furdalhatta	furdalhattuk	furdalhattátok	furdalhatták
			2nd obj	furdalhattalak
archaic preterite		indef.	furdalhaték	furdalhatál	furdalhata	furdalhatánk	furdalhatátok	furdalhatának
		def.	furdalhatám	furdalhatád	furdalhatá	furdalhatánk	furdalhatátok	furdalhaták
		2nd obj	furdalhatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. furdalhat vala, furdalhatott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	furdalhatandok or furdalandhatok	furdalhatandasz or furdalandhatsz	furdalhatand or furdalandhat	furdalhatandunk or furdalandhatunk	furdalhatandotok or furdalandhattok	furdalhatandanak or furdalandhatnak
		def.	furdalhatandom or furdalandhatom	furdalhatandod or furdalandhatod	furdalhatandja or furdalandhatja	furdalhatandjuk or furdalandhatjuk	furdalhatandjátok or furdalandhatjátok	furdalhatandják or furdalandhatják
		2nd obj	furdalhatandalak or furdalandhatlak

conditional		present	indef.	furdalhatnék	furdalhatnál	furdalhatna	furdalhatnánk	furdalhatnátok	furdalhatnának
	def.		furdalhatnám	furdalhatnád	furdalhatná	furdalhatnánk (or furdalhatnók)	furdalhatnátok	furdalhatnák
	2nd obj		furdalhatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. furdalhatott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	furdalhassak	furdalhass or furdalhassál	furdalhasson	furdalhassunk	furdalhassatok	furdalhassanak
			def.	furdalhassam	furdalhasd or furdalhassad	furdalhassa	furdalhassuk	furdalhassátok	furdalhassák
			2nd obj	furdalhassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. furdalhatott légyen

infinitive		(furdalhatni)		(furdalhatnom)	(furdalhatnod)	(furdalhatnia)	(furdalhatnunk)	(furdalhatnotok)	(furdalhatniuk)
other forms	furdalható			furdalhatatlan		(furdalhatva / furdalhatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

átfurdal
kifurdal

Expressions

furdalja az oldalát

References

^ furdal in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.), at the entry of fúr.