fárad

See also: farad and Farad

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Ugric *pȣγrɜ- or *pȣrkɜ- (to get tired) + -ad (frequentative suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfaːrɒd]
  • Hyphenation: fá‧rad

Verb

fárad

  1. (intransitive) to tire, get tired (to become sleepy or weary)
    A vérszegény ember könnyen fárad. - Someone with anemia may get tired more easily.
  2. (intransitive) to take pains to do something
    Kérem, ne fáradjon! - Please don't bother! (don't trouble yourself)
  3. (intransitive) to take pains to do something on someone's behalf (-ért)
    Nagyapa sokat fárad a családért. - Grandfather works very hard for the family.
  4. (intransitive) to take the trouble to go somewhere (-hoz/-hez/-höz or -ra/-re)
    Ha fizetni szeretne, kérem fáradjon a kasszához. - When you are ready to pay, will you kindly walk to the cashier.
    Kovács úr, kérem fáradjon a harmadik emeletre. - Mr. Kovács, please walk to the third floor.

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References

  1. Entry #1831 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
  2. Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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