Záródik

Záródik is a Hungarian verb meaning to close or become closed. It is used intransitively to describe a thing that closes itself or reaches a closed state, rather than an action performed directly on another object. In everyday use it is common for doors, gates, windows, or processes to be described as záródik. The transitive counterpart is bezárni, meaning to close something or to shut/lock it; záródik emphasizes the change of state rather than an agent performing the action.

The infinitive form is záródni, and in the present tense the third-person singular form is záródik (it closes / is closing). Other forms follow standard Hungarian conjugation patterns for intransitive -ódik verbs. The word is derived from the noun zár (closing, lock) plus the intransitive suffix -ódik.

Záródik is also used in figurative contexts to denote the completion or conclusion of a period, event, or process, e.g., a year closes, a phase ends. It is often contrasted with nyílik, the verb for opening, or with bezárás, which refers to the act of closing something intentionally.

See also: zár, bezárás, zárás, nyílni, bezáródás.

Examples: A kapu záródik este kilenckor. A bolt záródik 18 órakor. A szemeszter záródik a hét végén.

Pronunciation: roughly [ˈzaːroːdik].