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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the same unattested stem aján- as in ajándék (gift) + -l (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒjaːnl], [ˈɒjaːlː]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ajánl
  • Rhymes: -aːnl, -aːlː

Verb

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ajánl

  1. (transitive) to recommend someone or something (to commend to the favorable notice of another; to someone: -nak/-nek)
    Synonyms: javasol, tanácsol
    Ajánlom neked ezt a könyvet.I recommend this book to you.
  2. (transitive) to offer something (to someone: -nak/-nek)
    Synonyms: felajánl, kínál

Conjugation

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The (indicative present) second-person object definite form is usually ajánllak instead of ajánlalak given below, similarly to hallak from hall.

Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

Further reading

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  • ajánl 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
  • ajánl in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).