Tanul

Tanul is a Hungarian verb meaning to learn or to study. It is used to describe the process of acquiring knowledge or skills through study, practice, or experience. The infinitive form is tanulni, and the verb appears in ordinary present, past, and future constructions in everyday language.

In the present tense, common forms are tanulok (I learn), tanulsz (you learn), tanul (he/she learns), tanulunk (we learn), tanultok (you all learn), and tanulnak (they learn). The simple past forms are tanultam, tanultál, tanult, tanultunk, tanultatok, tanultak. The future is typically made with the auxiliary fog in phrases like tanulni fogok (I will learn). For ongoing or habitual action, tanul can stand alone as a verb describing the activity, or be combined with a direct object to specify what is learned.

When specifying a subject of study, the object usually takes the accusative: mathematicát tanul (he studies mathematics), angol nyelvet tanul (she studies English). The verb commonly appears in various tenses and moods, including conditional and subjunctive forms in more complex sentences.

Related forms include tanuló (a student or learner), tanulmány (study or scholarly work), and tanulás (the process or act of learning). The word tanul is a fundamental, high-frequency verb in Hungarian, contrasting with tud, which means to know rather than to learn.