Pumpálok

Pumpálok is a Hungarian verb form that translates to “I pump” in English. It is the first person singular present indicative form of the infinitive pumpálni, meaning to pump. The stem pumpál- comes from the noun pumpa (pump) with the common verb-formation suffix -ál, and the infinitive ending -ni.

Morphology and usage: In Hungarian, present tense forms express both habitual actions and ongoing activities, and there is no separate present progressive tense. The form pumpálok is built by attaching the present-tense ending -ok to the stem pumpál-. Other present forms include pumpálsz (you pump) and pumpál (he/she pumps). The form pumpálom can be used when the speaker also marks a direct object, as in “Én pumpálom a lufit” (I am pumping the balloon).

Examples:

- Én pumpálok vizet a kútról a tartályba. (I pump water from the well into the tank.)

- Én pumpálom a lufit. (I am pumping the balloon.)

Related terms:

- pumpálás: pumping, the act or process of pumping.

- pumpa: a pump, the device used for pumping.

- pumpáló: pumping or a device used for pumping; an adjective describing pumping action.

Summary: Pumpálok serves as the standard first-person present form of the verb pumpálni, used for pumping liquids, air, or other substances, and forms part of a family of related terms describing the act and the equipment involved.