beindulunk

Beindulunk is a Hungarian verb form meaning “we start up” or “we get going.” It can refer to the physical start of a machine or engine, as well as to the figurative beginning of activity by people or groups. The phrase is common in everyday speech and informal writing and often carries a sense of momentum or urgency, depending on context.

Etymology: Beindulunk is built from the prefix be- (indicating onset) and the verb indululni/indulni, meaning “to start moving” or “to set off.” The form beindul produces the present tense, first-person plural with the suffix -unk, marking “we.” The base verb indulni appears in various compounds with be-, producing phrases related to starting or activating.

Usage: The expression is versatile, used for both literal and figurative starts. Examples: A motor beindult, és elindultunk az úton. (The engine started, and we set off.) A projekt beindult a héten, és gyorsan haladtunk előre. (The project got going this week, and we progressed quickly.) Beindult a hangulat a rendezvényen. (The mood picked up at the event.) In each case beindulunk emphasizes collective action or shared momentum.

Variations and notes: Beindulunk is primarily used in informal spoken Hungarian to describe a group’s initiation of activity. In more formal writing, one might use terms like elindul, megindul, vagy elindítás depending on nuance. Related forms include beindulás (activation/start) and beinduló (adjective describing something that is starting).