Felpumpálja

Felpumpálja is a Hungarian verb form meaning to pump up, inflate, or to boost something. It is the third-person singular present indicative form of the infinitive felpumpálni. The action is transitive and requires a direct object, for example: felpumpálja a kereket.

Etymology: The verb is built from the prefix fel- meaning up and the stem pumpál, a loanword from a Germanic source such as pumpen. The suffix -ja marks the third-person singular present. The word is common in everyday language and also appears in technical or practical contexts.

Usage: The term covers literal inflation and figurative up-scaling. Literal usage: "A szerelő felpumpálta a kereket." Figurative usage: "felpumpálja az adatokat" or "felpumpálta a figyelmet" to describe inflating numbers, attention, or momentum. The form also exists in other tenses and moods, for example felpumpálta (past), felpumpálja (present third singular), felpumpálná (conditional). The related noun felpumpálás refers to the act of pumping up or inflating.

See also: felpumpálás; pumpál (to pump); prefix fel- (up).