múlik

Hungarian

Alternative forms

múl (archaic)

Etymology

From Proto-Ugric *mŭlĭ-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mule-. Cognates include Erzya молемс (molems, “to go”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmuːlik]
Hyphenation: mú‧lik
Rhymes: -uːlik

Verb

múlik

(intransitive, of time) to pass, to go by, to elapse
Synonyms: halad, telik, repül, pereg
- 1906, Gyula Krúdy, A podolini kísértet, chapter 6:
  A podolini Riminiszky-házban egyhangúan múltak a napok. A házigazda meggyógyult, és a medvebőrt többé senki sem terítette a sarokba, hogy Ancsurka macskájával oda letelepedjen.
(intransitive, copulative, of age) to be past
Pista harmincéves múlt. ― Steve is past thirty.
(intransitive) to become less and less prominent
Synonym: elül
(intransitive, of pain) to subside, to stop gradually
Synonyms: csökken, csillapodik, enyhül, szűnik
(intransitive) to depend on, to be up to someone, to be a question/matter of something (-n/-on/-en/-ön)
Synonyms: függ, áll
Nem rajtam múlik. ― It's not up to me. (It does not depend on me.)

Usage notes

This verb is a member of one of those (few) quasi-homonymous verb pairs that exist both with and without an -ik ending. All (intransitive) suffixed forms of these pairs are identical (sometimes they can even have derived forms that coincide), with the exception of their dictionary form (the third-person singular indicative present, with or without -ik). However, the meaning of these pairs is usually distinct, sometimes unrelated. Examples include (fel)áldoz–(le)áldozik, bán–bánik, (meg)bíz–(meg)bízik, ér–érik, esz (rare)–eszik, hajol–hajlik, (felül)múl–(el)múlik, (hozzá)nyúl–nyúlik, (el)vesz–(el)veszik~(el)vész, and tör–törik (along with their verbal prefixes), hall–hallik (archaic), érez–érzik (archaic), sometimes with some difference: (el)hibáz–hibádzik, (le)torkol–torkollik. Therefore one may well need to check the context and the arguments to ascertain which member of the verb pair is relevant.
This verb is called a pseudo-ik verb, as its -ik ending presents itself only in the 3rd-person singular (indicative present) form, but it is not an -ik verb in any other aspect. As a result, it cannot take the -om/-em/-öm ending in the 1st-person singular (indicative present) form, even in the most erudite style, only -ok/-ek/-ök. Naturally, the optional -m ending cannot appear, either, in their subjunctive or conditional 1st-person singular forms, so only -jak/-jek and -nék is possible in these respective forms. Similarly, the archaic -ék is not possible, either, in the subjunctive or conditional 3rd-person singular forms, i.e. -jék or -nék, only -jon/-jen-jön can appear as their subjunctive 3rd-person singular forms and -na/-ne as their conditional 3rd-person singular forms. These verbs include the following: bomlik, (el)bújik, (meg)érik, (le)folyik, (össze)gyűlik, hazudik, (le)hullik, (bele)/(oda)illik, (meg)jelenik, (el)kopik, (el)múlik, ömlik, (meg)születik, (meg)szűnik, (meg)telik, tojik, (el)törik, (el)/(fel)tűnik, (el)válik, and (el)züllik. (Ki)nyílik partially belongs here, as it cannot take the first-person -om ending but it can take the third-person -jék.

Conjugation

conjugation of múlik

			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.	múlok	múlsz	múlik	múlunk	múltok	múlnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	múltam	múltál	múlt or múlott	múltunk	múltatok	múltak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	múlnék	múlnál	múlna	múlnánk	múlnátok	múlnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	múljak	múlj or múljál	múljon	múljunk	múljatok	múljanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Infinitive	múlni		múlnom	múlnod	múlnia	múlnunk	múlnotok	múlniuk
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
Other nonfinite verb forms			múlás	múló	múlt	múlandó	múlva	múlhat

The alternative form múlott instead of múlt is only used in the sense "to depend", or less often "to go by". The short form múlt can be used in all senses. Examples:Nem rajtam múlott/múlt. ― It didn't depend on me.Az idő egyre csak múlt, és még mindig nem jött válasz. ― Time was going by fast, and there was still no answer.Próbáltam elaludni, de nem múlt a fájdalom. ― I tried to go to sleep, but the pain wouldn't subside.

Derived terms

mulaszt
mulat
múlékony
múlhatatlan
múlogat
múlta

Compound words

telik-múlik

With verbal prefixes

alulmúl
elmúlik
felülmúl
fölülmúl
kimúlik

Expressions

ami késik, nem múlik