Feloldani

Feloldani is a Hungarian verb with several related meanings that center on releasing, dissolving, or removing something that restricts, obscures, or hinders. In everyday use it can denote dissolving a substance, lifting a restriction, or revoking an order or rule. The exact sense is determined by the context and the object of the sentence.

Etymology and forms: Feloldani is formed from the prefix fel- attached to the stem old- (loosening, dissolving) and is a transitive verb. Its intransitive counterpart is feloldódik (to dissolve or become dissolved). The noun form feloldás denotes the act of dissolution or lifting/removal.

Usage and senses: In chemistry or everyday talk about solubility, feloldani means to dissolve something in a liquid. For example, A cukor feloldódik a forró vízben (The sugar dissolves in hot water). The same sense can be expressed transitively as A cukrot feloldják a forró vízben (They dissolve the sugar in hot water). In legal or administrative contexts, feloldani means to lift, remove, or revoke a restriction or ban, as in A kormány feloldotta a tilalmat (The government lifted the ban). The sense can also cover canceling regulations or easing controls.

Conjugation and related terms: The infinitive is feloldani. Present tense forms include feloldom, feloldod, feloldja. Past tense forms such as feloldottam are common, and the past participle is feloldott. Related nouns include feloldás (the act of dissolving or lifting) and feloldódás (the process of becoming dissolved).

See also: feloldás, feloldódik, oldás, oldódás.